Germanville Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
0% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%. Hardly any stay in Germanville Township for work; outside it, Gibson City is the main destination (22%, 13 miles). There are 15 jobs in Germanville Township for 18 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Germanville Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Germanville Township commutes to
Where Germanville Township clocks in
11% 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 jobs make up 33% of work in Germanville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germanville Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 15. 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 Germanville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Germanville Township
of Germanville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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.
How far Germanville Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Germanville Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germanville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germanville Township | – | — | — | — | $31,536 |
| Peach Orchard Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sullivant Township | under 6% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Peach Orchard Township and Sullivant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germanville 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 Germanville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Germanville Township?
$31,536 (±$31,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Germanville Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Germanville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gibson City (22%, 13 mi), Forrest (11%, 10 mi), Chatsworth (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Germanville 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 Germanville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germanville 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.