With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lynchburg Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Employers in Lynchburg Township report 5 jobs, against 73 working residents. Hardly any work in Lynchburg Township; the top destination outside it is Havana (14%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lynchburg Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Lynchburg Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Lynchburg Township commutes to
Where Lynchburg Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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: 100% of Lynchburg Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynchburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 5. 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 Lynchburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Lynchburg Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynchburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lynchburg Township
About 27% 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 Lynchburg Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynchburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $57,788 |
| Sangamon Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bluff Springs Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Bath Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Browning Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Chandlerville Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sangamon Valley Township, Bluff Springs Township, Hickory Township, Bath Township, Browning Township and Chandlerville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynchburg Township?
$57,788 (±$6,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynchburg Township?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynchburg Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynchburg Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Havana (14%, 17 mi), Springfield (14%, 40 mi), Beardstown (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynchburg 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.