Lukin Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Lukin Township for work; outside it, Vincennes is the main destination (13%, 18 miles). There are 30 jobs in Lukin Township, against 128 working residents. Home is the office for 24% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lukin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Lukin Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Lukin Township to work: where people go
Where Lukin Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 37% of Lukin Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lukin Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 30. 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 Lukin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Lukin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lukin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 24% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lukin Township
About 35% 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 Lukin Township
The biggest share goes to Christy Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lukin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukin Township | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bonpas Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Denison Township | under 4% | C+ | B− | 18 min | $70,833 |
| Christy Township | 3% | D | D | 23 min | $75,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bonpas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lukin 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 Lukin Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lukin Township?
1.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lukin Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lukin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (13%, 18 mi), Bridgeport (5%, 8 mi), Lawrenceville (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lukin 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 Lukin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lukin 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.