La Clede Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
2% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Only 7% work in La Clede Township; the top destination outside it is Effingham (13%, 21 miles). Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Clede Township and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
La Clede Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in La Clede Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs La Clede Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Few La Clede Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of La Clede Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 34% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A place that makes things: 42% of La Clede Township’s jobs are in goods
316 jobs are based in La Clede Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Clede Township, 2013 → 2023: 277 → 316. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs La Clede Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from La Clede Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Clede Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
La Clede Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 314 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places La Clede Township commutes to
Where La Clede Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Next door to La Clede Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Clede Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Clede Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $48,125 |
| Lone Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Larkinsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Meacham Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| West Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Grove Township, Larkinsburg Township, Meacham Township and West Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Clede Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in La Clede Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Clede Township?
$48,125 (±$42,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Clede Township?
7.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Clede Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Clede Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (13%, 21 mi), St. Elmo (6%, 12 mi), Farina (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Clede Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Clede Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Clede Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.