Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in Grove Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (17%, 14 miles). There are 94 jobs in Grove Township, and 241 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Grove Township
Commuting from Grove Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 commuters (the 4% 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 many people are in Grove Township by day
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Grove Township goes to work
Where Grove Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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, not services: 81% of the jobs in Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 94. 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 Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Grove Township
About 23% 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.
The towns around Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Crooked Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $96,607 |
| Crooked Creek Township | 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Wade Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $64,167 |
| North Muddy Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| St. Francis Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $81,607 |
| Spring Point Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 36 min | $90,430 |
Same-state neighbors only. Crooked Creek Township and North Muddy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grove 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grove Township?
$96,607 (±$40,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grove Township?
3.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grove Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (17%, 14 mi), Newton (11%, 12 mi), Robinson (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grove 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 Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grove 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.