With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Carrigan Township works elsewhere
Employers in Carrigan Township report 16 jobs for 162 working residents. Hardly any stay in Carrigan Township for work; outside it, Salem is the main destination (19%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carrigan Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Carrigan Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Commuting out of Carrigan Township: the destinations
Where Carrigan Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Carrigan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrigan Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 16. 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 Carrigan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Carrigan Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrigan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 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 Carrigan Township’s workers travel
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.
Work in the towns next to Carrigan Township
The biggest share goes to Patoka Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrigan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigan Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $62,500 |
| Tonti Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| East Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Patoka Township | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Odin Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,946 |
| Sandoval Township | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $55,103 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tonti Township: not graded. East Fork Township and Patoka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carrigan 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 Carrigan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carrigan Township?
$62,500 (±$37,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrigan Township?
4.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrigan Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrigan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (19%, 8 mi), Centralia (9%, 12 mi), Mount Vernon (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carrigan 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 Carrigan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrigan 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.