About half of Lee Township’s working residents commute to Mount Sterling
At home: 32% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Only 4% stay in Lee Township for work; outside it, Mount Sterling is the main destination (45%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lee Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Lee Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.8 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 towns that send workers to Lee Township
Where Lee Township clocks in
45% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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: 98% of Lee Township’s jobs are in goods
141 jobs are based in Lee Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lee Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,642 → 141. 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 Lee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lee Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 31% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lee Township
About 22% 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 Lee Township
The biggest share goes to Mount Sterling Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $54,750 |
| Mount Sterling Township | 8% | C+ | A− | 13 min | $65,481 |
| Pea Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Buckhorn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Concord Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pea Ridge Township, Buckhorn Township and Concord Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lee 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 Lee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lee Township?
$54,750 (±$43,983) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lee Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lee Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lee Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Lee 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 Lee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lee 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.