English Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Employers in English Township report 23 jobs; 214 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in English Township; the top destination outside it is Jerseyville (14%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set English Township apart
English Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in English Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 English Township goes to work
Where English Township clocks in
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of English Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in English Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 23. 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 English Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from English Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of English Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of English Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 18% 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 English Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | English Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $94,881 |
| Richwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kane Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Jersey Township | under 2% | B | B− | 26 min | $74,044 |
| Otter Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richwood Township, Kane Township and Otter Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of English 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 English Township: questions
What is the median household income in English Township?
$94,881 (±$33,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in English Township?
1.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from English Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in English Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (14%, 5 mi), Alton (9%, 22 mi), East Alton (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around English 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 English Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of English 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.