Ash Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Ash Grove Township report 57 jobs; 285 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Ash Grove Township itself; outside it, Cissna Park draws the most (10%, 4 miles). At 28 minutes each way, commutes from Ash Grove Township run about the Illinois average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ash Grove Township apart on work
How a workday changes Ash Grove Township
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Ash Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Ash Grove Township goes to work
Where Ash Grove Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 51% of work in Ash Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ash Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 57. 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 Ash Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Ash Grove Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ash Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 250 commuters (the 18% 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 far it is to work from Ash Grove Township
About 28% 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.
Ash Grove Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ash Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $77,500 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,750 |
| Fountain Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Artesia Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cissna Park | 10% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pigeon Grove Township | 6% | C− | B | 25 min | $69,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fountain Creek Township, Artesia Township and Cissna Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cissna Park. Darker towns draw more of Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ash Grove Township?
$77,500 (±$17,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ash Grove Township?
7.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ash Grove Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ash Grove Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cissna Park (10%, 4 mi), Watseka (7%, 12 mi), Champaign (6%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ash Grove 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.