Most of Lima Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Lima Township itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (41%, 16 miles). 29 jobs are based in Lima Township, against 254 working residents. The average commute takes 22 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
Lima Township and work: the main findings
Lima Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Lima Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lima Township has about 270 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
41% of Lima Township works in Quincy
103 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Quincy, 16 miles away. That’s 41 times as many as work in Lima Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Lima Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois 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 254 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lima Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Lima Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where Lima Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lima Township clocks in
41% of workers
5% 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.
Lima Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lima Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 289 commuters (the 12% 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.
In Lima Township, 79% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lima Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 29. 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 Lima Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lima Township
About 25% 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 Lima Township
The biggest share goes to Ursa Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lima Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $47,000 |
| Mendon Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $76,048 |
| Ursa Township | 2% | C+ | D | 21 min | $67,083 |
| Rocky Run-Wilcox Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Keene Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| St. Albans Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Run-Wilcox Township, Keene Township, Walker Township and St. Albans Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lima 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 Lima Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lima Township?
$47,000 (±$13,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lima Township?
5.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lima Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lima Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (41%, 16 mi), Ellington Township (10%, 13 mi), Mendon (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lima Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lima Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lima 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.