Covington Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
33 jobs are based in Covington Township, and 163 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Covington Township itself; outside it, Nashville draws the most (16%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Covington Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Covington Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 the trip to work from Covington Township ends
Where Covington Township clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 52% of Covington Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Covington Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 33. 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 Covington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Covington Township, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Covington Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 22% 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 Covington Township goes to work
About 15% 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 is work for 20% of Covington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Covington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $65,000 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Santa Fe Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $89,079 |
| Hoyleton Township | 4% | B | B | 24 min | $100,000 |
| Nashville Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Okawville Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 30 min | $84,792 |
| Nashville | 16% | B− | C | 24 min | $63,170 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Nashville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nashville. Darker towns draw more of Covington 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 Covington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Covington Township?
$65,000 (±$22,951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Covington Township?
12.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Covington Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Covington Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (16%, 7 mi), Centralia (10%, 17 mi), Okawville (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Covington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Covington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Covington 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.