Making a living in Hadley Township
Commuters spend 41 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Hardly any work in Hadley Township itself; outside it, Pittsfield draws the most (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hadley Township
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Hadley Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Hadley Township ends
Where Hadley Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Each way, about 41 minutes from Hadley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hadley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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 distance from Hadley Township to work
About 42% 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.
Next door to Hadley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hadley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $83,615 |
| New Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Derry Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Barry Township | under 3% | C | C | 25 min | $76,696 |
| Beverly Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Baylis | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Richfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Salem Township, Derry Township, Beverly Township, Baylis and Richfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hadley 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 Hadley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hadley Township?
$83,615 (±$1,271) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hadley Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hadley Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hadley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (12%, 12 mi), Springfield (12%, 70 mi), Mount Sterling (10%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hadley 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 Hadley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hadley 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.