With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Anderson Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Anderson Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (21%, 7 miles). Anderson Township has 41 jobs; 155 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 39 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Anderson Township
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Anderson Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Commuting out of Anderson Township: the destinations
Where Anderson Township clocks in
21% of workers
14% 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.
In Anderson Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anderson Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 41. 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 Anderson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Anderson Township spends getting to work: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Anderson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 14% 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 Anderson Township
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.
Around Anderson Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Marshall Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anderson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $95,469 |
| Marshall Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Melrose Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Darwin Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Martinsville Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 24 min | $67,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marshall Township: not graded. Auburn Township, Melrose Township and Darwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Anderson 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 Anderson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Anderson Township?
$95,469 (±$48,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anderson Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Anderson Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Anderson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (21%, 7 mi), Terre Haute (14%, 22 mi), Casey (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Anderson 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 Anderson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anderson 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.