Jobs and earnings in Lyman Township, and the trip to work
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 2% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Only 2% work in Lyman Township; the top destination outside it is Paxton (10%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lyman Township: the gist
Stores, warehouses and trucking
79% of the jobs in Lyman Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Lyman Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Lyman Township (Artesia Township, Wall Township and Brenton Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Lyman Township has 1.7 per resident. Next door ↓
Few Lyman Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
68% of the jobs in Lyman Township pay over $3,333 a month
402 jobs are based in Lyman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyman Township, 2013 → 2023: 188 → 402. 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 Lyman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lyman Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 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.
Lyman Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 398 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Lyman Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 send workers to Lyman Township
Where Lyman Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Lyman Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lyman Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $61,000 |
| Artesia Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Wall Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Brenton Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Artesia Township, Wall Township and Brenton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyman 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 Lyman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyman Township?
$61,000 (±$29,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyman Township?
32.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyman Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyman Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paxton (10%, 12 mi), Gibson City (9%, 15 mi), Champaign (9%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyman 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.