Jobs, income and commuting in Lenox Township, IL
Only 2% stay in Lenox Township for work; outside it, Galesburg is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%. Working residents average 34 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Lenox Township
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Lenox Township to work: where people go
Where Lenox Township clocks in
23% of workers
17% 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.
In Lenox Township, 80% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
85 jobs are based in Lenox Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenox Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 85. 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 Lenox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Lenox Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenox Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Lenox Township
About 32% 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.
The towns around Lenox Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $66,000 |
| Tompkins Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Monmouth Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Floyd Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Roseville Township | under 3% | C | C | 32 min | $59,141 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tompkins Township and Monmouth Township: not graded. Floyd Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenox 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 Lenox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lenox Township?
$66,000 (±$53,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lenox Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenox Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenox Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (23%, 14 mi), Monmouth (17%, 5 mi), Peoria (10%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lenox 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 Lenox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenox 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.