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Jobs & commute in Lee Center

Lee Center has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Lee Center report 2 jobs, and 66 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Lee Center for work; outside it, Amboy is the main destination (14%, 4 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

2 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 66 working residents
Day and night

In and out of Lee Center on a workday

On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

66live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Lee Center to work: where people go

Sublette: 2 residents work here (3%)Ashton: 3 residents work here (5%)Shabbona: 1 residents work here (2%)Mendota: 2 residents work here (3%)Amboy: 9 residents work here (14%)Princeton: 2 residents work here (3%)Dixon: 4 residents work here (6%)Rochelle: 5 residents work here (8%)Ottawa: 2 residents work here (3%)Chicago: 6 residents work here (9%)Lynnville TownshipLee CenterAmboyChicagoRochelleDixonAshtonSubletteLee Center
1
Amboy4.1 mi away
14%9
2
Chicago82.2 mi away
9%6
3
Rochelle16 mi away
8%5
4
Dixon12.2 mi away
6%4
5
Ashton8.6 mi away
5%3
6
Sublette7.8 mi away
3%2
7
Mendota16.2 mi away
3%2
8
Princeton27.3 mi away
3%2
9
Ottawa36 mi away
3%2
10
Shabbona20.3 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%30
The top trips

Where Lee Center clocks in

14% of workers
4.1 mi awayAmboy9 Lee Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
82.2 mi awayChicago6 Lee Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Rochelle
8% of workers
16 mi awayRochelle5 Lee Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Lee Center, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Lee CenterJobs Lee Center residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%20%
Over $3,333 a month0%64%

Who does it

29 or younger100%12%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older0%38%

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 Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Lee Center

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAmboy: 14% · 4.1 miChicago: 9% · 82.2 miRochelle: 8% · 16 miDixon: 6% · 12.2 miAshton: 5% · 8.6 miSublette: 3% · 7.8 miMendota: 3% · 16.2 miPrinceton: 3% · 27.3 miOttawa: 3% · 36 miShabbona: 2% · 20.3 miAmboy 14%Chicago 9%Rochelle 8%Dixon 6%Ashton 5%Lee Center
Lee CenterTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi15 residents
29%10–24 mi19 residents
15%25–50 mi10 residents
33%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 33% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lee Center: questions

Where do people who live in Lee Center work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amboy (14%, 4 mi), Chicago (9%, 82 mi), Rochelle (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lee Center, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lee Center

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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.