With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Beaver Creek Township works elsewhere
Beaver Creek Township has 25 jobs, against 124 working residents. Hardly any stay in Beaver Creek Township for work; outside it, Mount Vernon is the main destination (20%, 28 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beaver Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Beaver Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Beaver Creek Township commutes to
Where Beaver Creek Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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: 52% of the jobs in Beaver Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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 Beaver Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Beaver Creek Township
of Beaver Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Beaver Creek Township works
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.
Around Beaver Creek Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mill Shoals Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| South Crouch Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Crook Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Crouch Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mill Shoals Township, South Crouch Township, Crook Township and Crouch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Beaver Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (20%, 28 mi), McLeansboro (12%, 8 mi), Dahlgren Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver Creek 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.