With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lamard Township works elsewhere
4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. 142 jobs are based in Lamard Township, and 522 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Lamard Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lamard Township apart
Lamard Township and Fairfield trade workers both ways
Fairfield is the top workplace for Lamard Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Lamard Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lamard Township is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Lamard Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lamard Township has about 940 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Lamard Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 522 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Lamard Township
Household income holds Lamard Township’s grade up ($69,471, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Lamard Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lamard Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
20% of working residents work in Fairfield
Where Lamard Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Who commutes out of Lamard Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 512 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Lamard Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting from Lamard Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lamard Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 679 commuters (the 4% 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.
33% of the jobs in Lamard Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lamard Township, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 142. 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 Lamard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lamard Township
About 29% 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.
Most trips from Lamard Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 707 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Lamard Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lamard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lamard Township is 3,627th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,625 | Cashton WI | 1,174 | $70K | 20.7% | 5.3% | 9% | C− |
| 3,626 | Lusk WY | 1,421 | $69K | 10.3% | 4.9% | 44% | C− |
| 3,627 | Lamard Township IL | 1,324 | $69K | 12.2% | 1.9% | 2% | C− |
| 3,628 | Stockton Springs ME | 1,593 | $75K | 14.5% | 5.2% | 1% | C− |
| 3,629 | Maryland NY | 1,743 | $63K | 10.5% | 6.8% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lamard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 22% of Lamard Township
The biggest share goes to Fairfield (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lamard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamard Township | – | C− | D | 31 min | $69,471 |
| Big Mound Township | 2% | D | A− | 18 min | $34,943 |
| Berry Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Fairfield | 20% | C− | A− | 18 min | $41,989 |
| Jasper Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $63,864 |
Same-state neighbors only. Berry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bedford Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lamard 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 Lamard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lamard Township?
$69,471 (±$9,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lamard Township?
12.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lamard Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lamard Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (20%, 4 mi), Flora (9%, 16 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lamard Township walkable?
Lamard Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lamard Township without a car?
<1% 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 Lamard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lamard 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.