Most of Council Hill Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Council Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Scales Mound (11%, 5 miles). Employers in Council Hill Township report 8 jobs; 82 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Council Hill Township
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Council Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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.
Where Council Hill Township’s working residents head each day
Where Council Hill Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Council Hill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Council Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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 Council Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Council Hill Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Council Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Council Hill Township
About 43% 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.
The towns around Council Hill Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Council Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Hill Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $100,500 |
| Scales Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Vinegar Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| East Galena Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 20 min | $103,008 |
| Guilford Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 26 min | $115,647 |
| Rawlins Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scales Mound Township, Vinegar Hill Township and Rawlins Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Council Hill 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 Council Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Council Hill Township?
$100,500 (±$96,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Council Hill Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Council Hill Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Council Hill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scales Mound (11%, 5 mi), Galena (9%, 6 mi), Dubuque (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Council Hill 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 Council Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Council Hill 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.