With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lucas Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lucas Township; the top destination outside it is Effingham (40%, 14 miles). Lucas Township has 11 jobs; 247 of its residents have a job. For 5% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lucas Township at work: what stands out
Lucas Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Lucas Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lucas Township has about 220 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lucas Township and Effingham trade workers both ways
Effingham is the top workplace for Lucas Township residents (40%) and also where the most people who work in Lucas Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Lucas Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lucas Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 247 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Lucas Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 places Lucas Township commutes to
Where Lucas Township clocks in
40% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Lucas Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lucas Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 5% 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 Lucas Township, 64% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lucas Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 11. 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 Lucas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lucas Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Lucas Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bishop Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lucas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,886 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bishop Township | 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $84,231 |
| North Muddy Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township and North Muddy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lucas 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 Lucas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lucas Township?
$84,886 (±$23,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lucas Township?
7.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lucas Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lucas Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (40%, 14 mi), Teutopolis (10%, 13 mi), Dieterich (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lucas Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lucas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lucas 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.