Lively Grove Township draws 797 commuters a day, with 3.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Lively Grove Township itself; outside it, Nashville draws the most (18%, 15 miles). Lively Grove Township has 804 jobs; 239 of its residents have a job. For 3% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lively Grove Township at work: what stands out
Stores, warehouses and trucking
98% of the jobs in Lively Grove Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Lively Grove Township has far more jobs than workers
Lively Grove Township has 804 jobs, 3.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,100 people are in town, 99% more than the 570 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Lively Grove Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
97% of the jobs based in Lively Grove Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 58% of the jobs Lively Grove Township residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Lively Grove Township. The jobs ↓
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 239 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
97% of the jobs in Lively Grove Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lively Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 553 → 804. 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 Lively Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lively Grove Township
On a workday 232 residents head out to work and 7 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Lively Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 99% more 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.
Commuting in to Lively Grove Township: where workers come from
Where Lively Grove Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Lively Grove Township: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lively Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 3% 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.
Half of Lively Grove Township commutes less than 27 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.
Around Lively Grove Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lively Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lively Grove Township | – | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Johannisburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Oakdale Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Marissa Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $68,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Johannisburg Township and Oakdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lively Grove 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 Lively Grove Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lively Grove Township?
26.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lively Grove Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lively Grove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (18%, 15 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 40 mi), Okawville (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lively Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lively Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lively Grove 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.