With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Arrowsmith Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Arrowsmith Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (28%, 18 miles). Employers in Arrowsmith Township report 25 jobs, against 211 working residents. Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Arrowsmith Township
Arrowsmith Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Arrowsmith Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arrowsmith Township has about 260 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Arrowsmith Township works in Bloomington
59 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Bloomington, 19 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Arrowsmith Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Arrowsmith Township
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Arrowsmith Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Arrowsmith Township: the destinations
Where Arrowsmith Township clocks in
28% of workers
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Arrowsmith Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arrowsmith Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 25. 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 Arrowsmith Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Arrowsmith Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arrowsmith Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Arrowsmith Township
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Arrowsmith Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arrowsmith Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowsmith Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $98,438 |
| Cheney's Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| West Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Martin Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 30 min | $81,250 |
| Dawson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cheney's Grove Township: not graded. West Township and Dawson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arrowsmith 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 Arrowsmith Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arrowsmith Township?
$98,438 (±$25,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arrowsmith Township?
22.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arrowsmith Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arrowsmith Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (28%, 18 mi), Normal (14%, 20 mi), Gibson City (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arrowsmith Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arrowsmith Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arrowsmith 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.