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Jobs & commute in Arispie Township

Arispie Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Arispie Township report 70 jobs for 316 working residents. Only 2% stay in Arispie Township for work; outside it, Princeton is the main destination (20%, 7 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Arispie Township in brief

Arispie Township and Princeton trade workers both ways

Princeton is the top workplace for Arispie Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Arispie Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Arispie Township is a place people come home to

There are 70 jobs based in Arispie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arispie Township has about 490 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

A big share show a job far from home

31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓

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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Where the trip to work from Arispie Township ends

TiskilwaWyanet: 8 residents work here (3%)Henry: 6 residents work here (2%)Rock FallsMonmouth: 6 residents work here (2%)Geneseo: 6 residents work here (2%)Spring Valley: 6 residents work here (2%)Princeton: 64 residents work here (20%)Peru: 7 residents work here (2%)Galesburg: 8 residents work here (3%)NormalChicago: 8 residents work here (3%)Peoria: 23 residents work here (7%)Walnut TownshipWheatland TownshipIndiantown TownshipMilo TownshipLeepertown TownshipPrinceton TownshipArispie TownshipPrincetonPeoriaWyanetGalesburgChicagoPeruArispie Township
1
Princeton6.6 mi away
20%64
2
Peoria37.8 mi away
7%23
3
Wyanet8.3 mi away
3%8
4
Galesburg53.1 mi away
3%8
5
Chicago99.3 mi away
3%8
6
Peru17.3 mi away
2%7
7
Henry12.8 mi away
2%6
8
Monmouth66.8 mi away
2%6
9
Geneseo37.9 mi away
2%6
10
Spring Valley14.5 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%174
The top trips

Where Arispie 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.

Day and night

Who commutes out of Arispie Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

310live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night730
Workday490
730live here− 310head out to work+ 64come in to work= 490on a workday

About 490 people are in Arispie Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.22jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Arispie Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPrinceton: 20% · 6.6 miPeoria: 7% · 37.8 miWyanet: 3% · 8.3 miGalesburg: 3% · 53.1 miChicago: 3% · 99.3 miPeru: 2% · 17.3 miHenry: 2% · 12.8 miMonmouth: 2% · 66.8 miGeneseo: 2% · 37.9 miSpring Valley: 2% · 14.5 miPrinceton 20%Peoria 7%Wyanet 3%Galesburg 3%Chicago 3%Arispie Township
Arispie TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi92 residents
22%10–24 mi68 residents
18%25–50 mi58 residents
31%Over 50 mi98 residents

About 31% 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.

The jobs

What Arispie Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Arispie TownshipJobs Arispie Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms1%26%
Trade, transport & utilities67%23%
Services: health, schools, offices31%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less44%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%23%
Over $3,333 a month31%59%

Who does it

29 or younger19%22%
30 to 5443%50%
55 and older39%28%
−13%

Jobs based in Arispie Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 70. 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 Arispie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Arispie Township: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
163 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Arispie Township21 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Arispie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Arispie Township gets to work
87%Drive alone
12%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 471 commuters (the 5% 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.

Next door

How Arispie Township compares with the towns next door

Princeton Township: few work hereIndiantown Township: few work hereLeepertown Township: few work hereWheatland Township: few work herePrinceton TownshipIndiantown TownshipLeepertown TownshipWheatland TownshipArispie Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Princeton Township18 min
Arispie Township21 min
Indiantown Township25 min
Leepertown Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownArispie Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Arispie Township–——21 min$84,375
Princeton Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Indiantown Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Leepertown Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Wheatland Townshipunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Princeton Township: not graded. Indiantown Township, Leepertown Township and Wheatland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Arispie Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Arispie Township: questions

What is the median household income in Arispie Township?

$84,375 (±$26,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Arispie Township?

4.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Arispie Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Arispie Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (20%, 7 mi), Peoria (7%, 38 mi), Wyanet (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Arispie Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Arispie Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Arispie Township

Arispie Township home →

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.