Most of Carroll Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Carroll Township has 2 jobs, and 186 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Carroll Township itself; outside it, Danville draws the most (13%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Carroll Township
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Carroll Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 towns that employ Carroll Township’s residents
Where Carroll Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carroll Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 2. 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 Carroll Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Carroll Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carroll Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 2% 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 Carroll 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.
Next door to Carroll Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carroll Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $60,729 |
| Jamaica Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Elwood Township | under 3% | C− | D | 32 min | $54,375 |
| Georgetown Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $57,012 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | D | C | 21 min | $61,850 |
| Sidell Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Catlin Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 31 min | $77,194 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jamaica Township and Sidell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carroll 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 Carroll Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carroll Township?
$60,729 (±$8,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carroll Township?
22.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carroll Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carroll Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (13%, 16 mi), Urbana (11%, 27 mi), Champaign (9%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carroll 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 Carroll Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carroll 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.