Most of Goshen Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Goshen Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (9%, 29 miles). There are 12 jobs in Goshen Township; 266 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Goshen Township, in brief
Goshen Township is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Goshen Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Goshen Township has about 320 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Goshen Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Goshen Township is Peoria, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Goshen Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Goshen Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Goshen Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The distance from Goshen Township to work
About 26% 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Goshen Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goshen Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 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.
The towns that employ Goshen Township’s residents
Where Goshen Township clocks in
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.
What Goshen Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 12. 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 Goshen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Goshen Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to West Jersey Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $53,333 |
| Toulon Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 26 min | $62,500 |
| West Jersey Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wethersfield Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 15 min | $62,149 |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Jersey Township and Lynn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goshen 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 Goshen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goshen Township?
$53,333 (±$19,703) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen Township?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (9%, 29 mi), Kewanee (9%, 9 mi), Toulon (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goshen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goshen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goshen 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.