With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Avoca Township works elsewhere
55 jobs are based in Avoca Township; 194 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Avoca Township itself; outside it, Fairbury draws the most (23%, 4 miles). 7% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Avoca Township
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Avoca Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Avoca Township commutes to
Where Avoca Township clocks in
23% of workers
11% 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.
Avoca Township makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avoca Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 55. 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 Avoca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Avoca Township
of Avoca Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 7% 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 Avoca 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.
Avoca Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Eppards Point Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avoca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Township | – | — | — | — | $128,100 |
| Owego Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Eppards Point Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Grove Township | 3% | A− | A− | 16 min | $75,213 |
| Saunemin Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Owego Township, Eppards Point Township and Saunemin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avoca 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 Avoca Township: questions
What is the median household income in Avoca Township?
$128,100 (±$85,760) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avoca Township?
11.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Avoca Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairbury (23%, 4 mi), Pontiac (11%, 8 mi), Bloomington (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avoca 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 Avoca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avoca 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.