Clement Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 55 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Clement Township has 11 jobs, against 227 working residents. Hardly any stay in Clement Township for work; outside it, Carlyle is the main destination (11%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clement Township and work: the main findings
Clement Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 55 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 422 hours of commuting, 207 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Clement Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Clement Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clement Township has about 240 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 55 minutes in Clement Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clement Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 14% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Clement Township
On a workday 227 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Clement Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Out of Clement Township to work: where people go
Where Clement Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Clement Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clement Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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 Clement Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Clement Township
About 28% 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 Clement Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clement Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Township | – | — | — | 55 min | $91,250 |
| Meridian Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Irishtown Township | under 2% | D− | C | 31 min | $51,833 |
| Carlyle Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 22 min | $87,917 |
| East Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Meridian Township, Lake Township and East Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clement 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 Clement Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clement Township?
$91,250 (±$56,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clement Township?
9.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clement Township?
55 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clement Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlyle (11%, 5 mi), Centralia (10%, 11 mi), Breese (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clement 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 Clement Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clement 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.