Most of Laenna Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Laenna Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (21%, 28 miles). 33 jobs are based in Laenna Township, and 217 of its residents work somewhere. 1% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Laenna Township
Laenna Township is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Laenna Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laenna Township has about 320 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Laenna Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Laenna Township is Springfield, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (45) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Laenna Township workers work from home
Only 1% 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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Laenna Township
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Laenna Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Laenna Township
About 18% 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.
From Laenna Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laenna Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where Laenna Township’s working residents head each day
Where Laenna Township clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Laenna Township: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laenna Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 33. 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 Laenna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Laenna Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laenna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laenna Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $74,531 |
| Lake Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Aetna Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Mount Pulaski Township | under 2% | B | B− | 24 min | $73,084 |
| Austin Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Fork Township, Aetna Township and Austin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laenna 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 Laenna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laenna Township?
$74,531 (±$20,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laenna Township?
20.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laenna Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laenna Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (21%, 28 mi), Lincoln (14%, 13 mi), Mount Pulaski (12%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laenna Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laenna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laenna 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.