Most of Elm River Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Elm River Township; the top destination outside it is Fairfield (26%, 10 miles). 17 jobs are based in Elm River Township; 100 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Elm River Township
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Elm River 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 Elm River Township’s working residents head each day
Where Elm River Township clocks in
26% 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.
Elm River Township makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm River Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 17. 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 Elm River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elm River Township
of Elm River Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Where in the region Elm River Township works
About 22% 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.
How Elm River Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm River Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Zif Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $63,864 |
| Mount Erie Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zif Township and Mount Erie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bedford Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm River 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 Elm River Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elm River Township?
8.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elm River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (26%, 10 mi), Albion (9%, 17 mi), Grover Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elm River 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 Elm River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm River 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.