Bethel Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Employers in Bethel Township report 4 jobs, against 122 working residents. Hardly any work in Bethel Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (28%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Bethel Township
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Bethel 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Bethel Township to work: where people go
Where Bethel Township clocks in
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: 75% of the jobs in Bethel Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethel Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 4. 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 Bethel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bethel Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethel Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 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.
How far Bethel Township’s workers travel
About 31% 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.
Around Bethel Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Township | – | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Chalmers Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Brooklyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Lamoine Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Industry Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chalmers Township, Brooklyn Township, Lamoine Township and Industry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethel 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 Bethel Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bethel Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethel Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethel Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (28%, 10 mi), Colchester (12%, 8 mi), Peoria (6%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bethel 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 Bethel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethel 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.