Most of Cheney's Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Cheney's Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (32%, 24 miles). 74 jobs are based in Cheney's Grove Township, against 407 working residents. Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cheney's Grove Township and work: the main findings
Cheney's Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Cheney's Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cheney's Grove Township has about 580 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Cheney's Grove Township works in Bloomington
129 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Bloomington, 24 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Cheney's Grove Township itself. The commute map ↓
Cheney's Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 407 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Cheney's Grove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 394 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Cheney's Grove 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 Cheney's Grove Township’s residents
Where Cheney's Grove Township clocks in
32% 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.
About 34 minutes to work from Cheney's Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cheney's Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 335 commuters (the 19% 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.
The kinds of work in Cheney's Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cheney's Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 74. 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 Cheney's Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cheney's Grove Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Cheney's Grove Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheney's Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney's Grove Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $63,409 |
| Drummer Township | under 2% | D | C | 17 min | $51,497 |
| Arrowsmith Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Anchor Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Bellflower Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arrowsmith Township, Anchor Township and Bellflower Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cheney's Grove 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 Cheney's Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cheney's Grove Township?
$63,409 (±$9,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cheney's Grove Township?
15.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cheney's Grove Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cheney's Grove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (32%, 24 mi), Normal (12%, 26 mi), Gibson City (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cheney's Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cheney's Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheney's Grove 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.