Most of Lovejoy Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. 74 jobs are based in Lovejoy Township for 156 working residents. Only 3% work in Lovejoy Township; the top destination outside it is Watseka (13%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lovejoy Township
On a workday 152 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Lovejoy Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Lovejoy Township’s residents
Where Lovejoy Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
What Lovejoy Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lovejoy Township, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 74. 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 Lovejoy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lovejoy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 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 commute from Lovejoy Township, by distance
About 33% 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.
How Lovejoy Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lovejoy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $84,028 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,750 |
| Prairie Green Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Fountain Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | D | A | 19 min | $60,611 |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Green Township and Fountain Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lovejoy Township?
$84,028 (±$14,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lovejoy Township?
3.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lovejoy Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lovejoy Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (13%, 17 mi), Milford (12%, 7 mi), Hoopeston (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lovejoy 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.