Most of Crouch Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% stay in Crouch Township for work; outside it, Mount Vernon is the main destination (25%, 24 miles). Employers in Crouch Township report 85 jobs, against 177 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Crouch Township
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Crouch Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Crouch Township’s residents
Where Crouch Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% 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: 60% of Crouch Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crouch Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 85. 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 Crouch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Crouch Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crouch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 0% 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.
Crouch Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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 Crouch Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crouch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $129,561 |
| Dahlgren Township | 3% | C | D | 26 min | $66,641 |
| South Crouch Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mill Shoals Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Big Mound Township | under 2% | D | A− | 18 min | $34,943 |
| Orel Township | under 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $48,542 |
| Beaver Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Barnhill Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Crouch Township, Mill Shoals Township, Beaver Creek Township and Barnhill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dahlgren Township. Darker towns draw more of Crouch 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 Crouch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crouch Township?
$129,561 (±$10,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crouch Township?
5.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crouch Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crouch Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (25%, 24 mi), McLeansboro (15%, 9 mi), Dahlgren (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crouch 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 Crouch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crouch 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.