Garden Hill Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Garden Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Flora (11%, 11 miles). There are 2 jobs in Garden Hill Township, against 61 working residents. At home: 32% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Garden Hill Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Garden Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Garden Hill Township to work: where people go
Where Garden Hill Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Garden Hill Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Garden Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garden Hill Township
of Garden Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 32% 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 Garden Hill Township goes to work
About 31% 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.
Garden Hill Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garden Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Hill Township | – | — | — | — | $48,621 |
| Orchard Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Xenia Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Iuka Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Keith Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Romine Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orchard Township: not graded. Xenia Township, Iuka Township, Keith Township and Romine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garden Hill Township?
$48,621 (±$19,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garden Hill Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garden Hill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (11%, 11 mi), Fairfield (10%, 20 mi), Mount Vernon (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garden Hill 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.