Work and commuting in Lone Tree Township
Lone Tree Township has 3 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lone Tree Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in Lone Tree Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
33% of working residents work in Ideal Township
Where Lone Tree Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lone Tree Township
About 67% 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.
33% of Lone Tree Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lone Tree Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Curlew Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Witten Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Ideal Township | 33% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township, Curlew Township, Witten Township and Ideal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ideal Township. Darker towns draw more of Lone Tree 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 Lone Tree Township: questions
Where do people who live in Lone Tree Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ideal Township (33%, 6 mi), Platte Township (33%, 58 mi), Two Strike (33%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lone Tree Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lone Tree 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.