Most of Embarrass Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
5% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. There are 19 jobs in Embarrass Township, and 205 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Embarrass Township itself; outside it, Paris draws the most (21%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Embarrass Township, in brief
Who leaves Embarrass Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Embarrass 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 Embarrass Township’s working residents head each day
Where Embarrass Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 89% of the jobs in Embarrass Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Embarrass Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 19. 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 Embarrass Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Embarrass Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Embarrass Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 5% 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 Embarrass Township’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Embarrass Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Embarrass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embarrass Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $55,938 |
| Buck Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Redmon | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Oakland Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $52,188 |
| Shiloh Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Kansas Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sargent Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buck Township, Redmon, Shiloh Township and Sargent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kansas Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Embarrass 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 Embarrass Township: questions
What is the median household income in Embarrass Township?
$55,938 (±$16,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Embarrass Township?
9.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Embarrass Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Embarrass Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (21%, 13 mi), Champaign (7%, 36 mi), Charleston (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Embarrass Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Embarrass Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Embarrass 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.