La Grange Lock and Dam Historic District · Photo: Brian Grogan · Public domainMost of Cooperstown Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
14% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). There are 56 jobs in Cooperstown Township; 106 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cooperstown Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Sterling (35%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cooperstown Township
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Cooperstown Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Cooperstown Township’s residents
Where Cooperstown Township clocks in
35% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Cooperstown Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cooperstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 56. 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 Cooperstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cooperstown Township
of Cooperstown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 13% 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 Cooperstown Township
About 18% 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.
How Cooperstown Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Sterling Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cooperstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperstown Township | – | — | — | — | $86,154 |
| Bainbridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Woodstock Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hagener Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Versailles Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Beardstown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ripley Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Mount Sterling Township | 5% | C+ | A− | 13 min | $65,481 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bainbridge Township, Woodstock Township, Hagener Township, Versailles Township and Ripley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Beardstown Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cooperstown Township?
$86,154 (±$39,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cooperstown Township?
15.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cooperstown Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Sterling (35%, 9 mi), Quincy (13%, 42 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cooperstown 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.