Lisbon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Lisbon Township itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (11%, 45 miles). Employers in Lisbon Township report 116 jobs for 412 working residents. At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lisbon Township in brief
Lisbon Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lisbon Township is Chicago, 45 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (46) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lisbon Township is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Lisbon Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lisbon Township has about 490 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 412 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Lisbon Township commutes less than 26 miles
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.
In and out of Lisbon Township on a workday
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lisbon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 people from Lisbon Township work
Where Lisbon Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 41% of Lisbon Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lisbon Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 116. 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 Lisbon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lisbon Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lisbon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 8% 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.
How Lisbon Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lisbon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $88,750 |
| Seward Township | under 2% | A | C | 40 min | $121,548 |
| Saratoga Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $81,642 |
| Big Grove Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $115,156 |
| Plattville | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Kendall Township | under 2% | A | C | 31 min | $121,740 |
Same-state neighbors only. Plattville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lisbon 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 Lisbon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lisbon Township?
$88,750 (±$27,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lisbon Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lisbon Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lisbon Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (11%, 45 mi), Joliet (7%, 14 mi), Aurora (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lisbon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lisbon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lisbon 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.