Denver Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Denver Township itself; outside it, Olney draws the most (26%, 8 miles). 27 jobs are based in Denver Township; 164 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Denver Township
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Denver Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Denver Township to work: where people go
Where Denver Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Denver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denver Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 27. 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 Denver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Denver Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denver Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 3% 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 Denver Township
About 34% 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.
Around Denver Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $92,321 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | D | D− | 23 min | $49,665 |
| Pixley Township | under 2% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Preston Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $53,941 |
| Smallwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pixley Township and Smallwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denver 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 Denver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Denver Township?
$92,321 (±$34,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denver Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denver Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denver Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olney (26%, 8 mi), Olney Township (10%, 9 mi), Effingham (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Denver 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 Denver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denver 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.