Most of Lamoine Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. There are 12 jobs in Lamoine Township, and 196 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lamoine Township itself; outside it, Macomb draws the most (33%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lamoine Township
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Lamoine Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The towns that employ Lamoine Township’s residents
Where Lamoine Township clocks in
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Lamoine Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lamoine Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 12. 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 Lamoine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 45 minutes to work from Lamoine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lamoine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 272 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Lamoine Township to work
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.
Next door to Lamoine Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lamoine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoine Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $50,612 |
| Bethel Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Tennessee Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| St. Mary Township | under 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Birmingham Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethel Township, Tennessee Township, St. Mary Township and Birmingham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lamoine 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 Lamoine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lamoine Township?
$50,612 (±$17,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lamoine Township?
4.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lamoine Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lamoine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (33%, 14 mi), Colchester (9%, 8 mi), Emmet Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lamoine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lamoine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lamoine 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.