Lake Fork Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 2 jobs in Lake Fork Township, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lake Fork Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Pulaski (27%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 39% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Lake Fork Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 70 people are in Lake Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Out of Lake Fork Township to work: where people go
Where Lake Fork Township clocks in
27% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lake Fork Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Lake Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Fork Township
of Lake Fork Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 39% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lake Fork Township
About 19% 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.
Lake Fork Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fork Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Laenna Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Illiopolis Township | under 3% | B | B− | 22 min | $83,000 |
| Illini Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $98,594 |
| Mount Pulaski Township | under 3% | B | B− | 24 min | $73,084 |
Same-state neighbors only. Laenna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Fork 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 Lake Fork Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lake Fork Township?
13.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Fork Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pulaski (27%, 7 mi), Lincoln (13%, 17 mi), Springfield (13%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Fork Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Fork 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.