With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Creek Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Clinton (16%, 6 miles). 47 jobs are based in Creek Township for 195 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Creek Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of Creek Township: the destinations
Where Creek Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
74% of the jobs in Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 257 → 47. 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 Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Creek Township commutes
About 29% 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 to Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creek Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Texas Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 25 min | $86,739 |
| Nixon Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Harp Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| De Witt Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nixon Township, Harp Township and De Witt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Creek 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 Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Creek Township?
3.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creek Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (16%, 6 mi), Champaign (9%, 32 mi), Decatur (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Creek Township without a car?
7% 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 Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creek 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.