There are 1.9 jobs in Lake Township for every working resident, and 548 people commute in
Lake Township has 558 jobs for 291 working residents. Only 3% work in Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Centralia (19%, 11 miles). For 1% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lake Township stands out on work
Lake Township makes and builds things
72% of the jobs based in Lake Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lake Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Lake Township is where the jobs are
Lake Township has 558 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Lake Township and Centralia trade workers both ways
Centralia is the top workplace for Lake Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Lake Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 291 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
72% of the jobs in Lake Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 454 → 558. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Lake Township
On a workday 281 residents head out to work and 10 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 daily trip into Lake Township
Where Lake Township clocks in
19% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
The daily trip from Lake Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 299 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.
The commute from Lake Township, by distance
About 28% 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 Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brookside Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $73,448 |
| Hoyleton Township | under 3% | B | B | 24 min | $100,000 |
| Santa Fe Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $89,079 |
| Covington Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Carlyle Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 22 min | $87,917 |
| Clement Township | under 3% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Brookside Township | 4% | D− | B | 17 min | $44,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Covington Township and Clement Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Township?
$73,448 (±$7,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Township?
4.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake 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 Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Centralia (19%, 11 mi), Carlyle (5%, 8 mi), Breese (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake 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.