Lee Center Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Lee Center Township has 35 jobs, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lee Center Township; the top destination outside it is Amboy (9%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lee Center Township apart
Lee Center Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Lee Center Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lee Center Township has about 320 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Lee Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Lee Center Township by day
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Lee Center Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 commute from Lee Center Township, by distance
About 36% 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.
From Lee Center Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lee Center Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 5% 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 the trip to work from Lee Center Township ends
Where Lee Center Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Lee Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lee Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 35. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Lee Center Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lee Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Center Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,694 |
| Amboy Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 28 min | $68,286 |
| Bradford Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sublette Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bradford Township, Sublette Township and Viola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lee Center 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lee Center Township?
$75,694 (±$30,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lee Center Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lee Center Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lee Center Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amboy (9%, 6 mi), Dixon (8%, 15 mi), Chicago (7%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lee Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lee Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lee Center 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.