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Jobs & commute in Fillmore Consolidated Township

Fillmore Consolidated Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Fillmore Consolidated Township has 64 jobs for 264 working residents. Hardly any work in Fillmore Consolidated Township; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (19%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Fillmore Consolidated Township at work: what stands out

Fillmore Consolidated Township and Hillsboro trade workers both ways

Hillsboro is the top workplace for Fillmore Consolidated Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Fillmore Consolidated Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Fillmore Consolidated Township is a place people come home to

There are 64 jobs based in Fillmore Consolidated Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fillmore Consolidated Township has about 610 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

A big share show a job far from home

35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 264 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Out of Fillmore Consolidated Township to work: where people go

PanamaOconeeGrantforkDonnellsonMansfieldChandlervilleTaylor Springs: 7 residents work here (3%)Carlinville: 5 residents work here (2%)Greenville: 18 residents work here (7%)Litchfield: 16 residents work here (6%)Hillsboro: 51 residents work here (19%)Vandalia: 8 residents work here (3%)Mattoon: 4 residents work here (2%)Effingham: 7 residents work here (3%)Mount Vernon: 4 residents work here (2%)Springfield: 7 residents work here (3%)Mulberry Grove TownshipEast Fork TownshipWitt TownshipFillmore Consolidated TownshipSouth Hurricane TownshipHurricane TownshipShafter TownshipHillsboroGreenvilleLitchfieldVandaliaTaylor SpringsEffinghamFillmore Consolidated Township
1
Hillsboro10.2 mi away
19%51
2
Greenville15.5 mi away
7%18
3
Litchfield19.9 mi away
6%16
4
Vandalia13.7 mi away
3%8
5
Taylor Springs10.3 mi away
3%7
6
Effingham40.5 mi away
3%7
7
Springfield51 mi away
3%7
8
Carlinville32.8 mi away
2%5
9
Mattoon56.8 mi away
2%4
10
Mount Vernon58.3 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%137
The top trips

Where Fillmore Consolidated Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Day and night

A workday in Fillmore Consolidated Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.

262live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
62work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday610
810live here− 260head out to work+ 62come in to work= 610on a workday

About 610 people are in Fillmore Consolidated Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

How far

How far Fillmore Consolidated Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miHillsboro: 19% · 10.2 miGreenville: 7% · 15.5 miLitchfield: 6% · 19.9 miVandalia: 3% · 13.7 miTaylor Springs: 3% · 10.3 miEffingham: 3% · 40.5 miSpringfield: 3% · 51 miCarlinville: 2% · 32.8 miMattoon: 2% · 56.8 miMount Vernon: 2% · 58.3 miHillsboro 19%Greenville 7%Litchfield 6%Vandalia 3%Taylor Springs 3%Fillmore Consolidated Township
Fillmore Consolidated TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi28 residents
38%10–24 mi99 residents
17%25–50 mi45 residents
35%Over 50 mi91 residents

About 35% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 52% of Fillmore Consolidated Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Fillmore Consolidated TownshipJobs Fillmore Consolidated Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms52%23%
Trade, transport & utilities25%23%
Services: health, schools, offices23%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%31%
Over $3,333 a month31%57%

Who does it

29 or younger28%13%
30 to 5442%58%
55 and older30%30%
−31%

Jobs based in Fillmore Consolidated Township, 2014 → 2024: 93 → 64. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fillmore Consolidated Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average

A year of commuting
206 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Fillmore Consolidated Township27 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Fillmore Consolidated Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Fillmore Consolidated Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
11%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 258 commuters (the 15% 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.

Next door

Around Fillmore Consolidated Township: the bordering towns

East Fork Township: few work hereSouth Hurricane Township: few work hereShafter Township: few work hereWitt Township: few work hereMulberry Grove Township: few work hereHurricane Township: few work hereEast Fork TownshipSouth Hurricane TownshipShafter TownshipWitt TownshipMulberry Grove TownshipHurricane TownshipFillmore Consolidated Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

South Hurricane Township18 min
Mulberry Grove Township21 min
Shafter Township24 min
Hurricane Township25 min
East Fork Township27 min
Fillmore Consolidated Township27 min
Witt Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFillmore Consolidated Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fillmore Consolidated Township–——27 min$53,056
East Fork Townshipunder 2%C−D27 min$68,250
South Hurricane Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Shafter Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Witt Townshipunder 2%DC+32 min$61,856
Mulberry Grove Townshipunder 2%DC+21 min$56,901
Hurricane Townshipunder 2%——25 min—

Same-state neighbors only. South Hurricane Township, Shafter Township and Hurricane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fillmore Consolidated Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fillmore Consolidated Township: questions

What is the median household income in Fillmore Consolidated Township?

$53,056 (±$25,689) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fillmore Consolidated Township?

19.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Fillmore Consolidated Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Fillmore Consolidated Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (19%, 10 mi), Greenville (7%, 16 mi), Litchfield (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Fillmore Consolidated Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Fillmore Consolidated Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fillmore Consolidated Township

Fillmore Consolidated Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.