Most of Lenzburg Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 2% of workers; Illinois has 16%. 34 jobs are based in Lenzburg Township for 420 working residents. Hardly any work in Lenzburg Township itself; outside it, Belleville draws the most (8%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lenzburg Township: the figures worth knowing
Lenzburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Lenzburg Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lenzburg Township has about 520 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Lenzburg Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 420 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lenzburg Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 418 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Lenzburg Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Lenzburg Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenzburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 515 commuters (the 2% 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.
The towns that employ Lenzburg Township’s residents
Where Lenzburg Township clocks in
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.
Jobs in Lenzburg Township: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenzburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 26 → 34. 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 Lenzburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lenzburg Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
The towns around Lenzburg Township
The biggest share goes to Marissa (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenzburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenzburg Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $52,917 |
| Marissa Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $68,250 |
| New Athens Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 29 min | $51,786 |
| Lenzburg | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Marissa | 5% | C− | C− | 30 min | $54,814 |
| New Athens | under 3% | C+ | B | 32 min | $56,553 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lenzburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenzburg 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 Lenzburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lenzburg Township?
$52,917 (±$29,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lenzburg Township?
13.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenzburg Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenzburg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (8%, 18 mi), St. Louis (6%, 32 mi), Marissa (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lenzburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lenzburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenzburg 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.