With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Athensville Township works elsewhere
3 jobs are based in Athensville Township for 137 working residents. Hardly any stay in Athensville Township for work; outside it, Greenfield is the main destination (9%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Athensville Township
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Athensville Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Athensville Township commutes to
Where Athensville Township clocks in
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Athensville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Athensville Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 3. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Athensville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Athensville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 12% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Athensville 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Athensville Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Athensville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athensville Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $61,563 |
| Rubicon Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Scottville Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Roodhouse Township | under 3% | D | D | 27 min | $59,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rubicon Township and Scottville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Athensville 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 2024, 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 Athensville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Athensville Township?
$61,563 (±$31,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Athensville Township?
5.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Athensville Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Athensville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (9%, 9 mi), Jacksonville (7%, 18 mi), Carrollton (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Athensville 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 Athensville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Athensville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.