Allison Township draws 857 commuters a day, with 8.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% stay in Allison Township for work; outside it, Lawrenceville is the main destination (17%, 6 miles). 862 jobs are based in Allison Township for 103 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Allison Township by day
On a workday 98 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 1,000 people are in Allison Township on a workday afternoon, 300% more 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.
Commuting in to Allison Township: where workers come from
Where Allison Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 97% of the jobs in Allison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allison Township, 2013 → 2023: 590 → 862. 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 Allison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 13 minutes from Allison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 4% 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.
How many miles Allison Township commutes
About 30% 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.
How Allison Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $54,195 |
| Russell Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | D | A− | 22 min | $50,291 |
| Denison Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 18 min | $70,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Russell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allison 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 Allison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allison Township?
$54,195 (±$731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allison Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allison Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allison Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceville (17%, 6 mi), Vincennes (11%, 5 mi), Bridgeport (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allison 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 Allison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allison 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.