Photo: Xing979 at en.wikipedia · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Lebanon Township, IL
Only 7% work in Lebanon Township itself; outside it, O'Fallon draws the most (9%, 8 miles). For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. Working residents average 24 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lebanon Township
The trip to work from Lebanon Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebanon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,819 commuters (the 24% 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.
How a workday changes Lebanon Township
On a workday 1,813 residents head out to work, 143 work right here, and 995 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Lebanon Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Lebanon Township goes to work
Where Lebanon Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Lebanon Township
1,138 jobs are based in Lebanon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebanon Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,269 → 1,138. 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 Lebanon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Lebanon 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Lebanon Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebanon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $89,615 |
| O'Fallon Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 26 min | $100,136 |
| Mascoutah Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| St. Jacob Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 26 min | $120,975 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $102,723 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mascoutah Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lebanon 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 Lebanon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lebanon Township?
$89,615 (±$15,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lebanon Township?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebanon Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebanon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are O'Fallon (9%, 8 mi), Belleville (9%, 14 mi), Lebanon (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lebanon Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lebanon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lebanon 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.