Bolivia Road Bridge · Photo: Coalfather · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Lanesville Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lanesville Township report 21 jobs for 99 working residents. Hardly any work in Lanesville Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (30%, 17 miles). 70% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lanesville Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Lanesville 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Lanesville Township’s residents
Where Lanesville Township clocks in
30% 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.
81% of the jobs in Lanesville Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lanesville Township, 2014 → 2024: 36 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lanesville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lanesville Township
of Lanesville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 70% 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 in the region Lanesville Township works
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lanesville Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lanesville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanesville Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Cooper Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Illiopolis Township | under 3% | B | B− | 22 min | $83,000 |
| Mechanicsburg Township | under 3% | B− | D | 25 min | $74,453 |
| Mount Pulaski Township | under 3% | B | B− | 24 min | $73,084 |
| Elkhart Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Auburn Township, Cooper Township and Elkhart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lanesville 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 2024, 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 Lanesville Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lanesville Township?
56.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lanesville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (30%, 17 mi), Decatur (8%, 21 mi), Riverton (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lanesville 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 Lanesville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lanesville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.