With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Haines Township works elsewhere
5% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Haines Township has 43 jobs, and 354 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Haines Township; the top destination outside it is Salem (26%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Haines Township apart
Haines Township is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Haines Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Haines Township has about 520 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Haines Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Haines Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Haines Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Haines Township on a workday
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Haines 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.
Commuting out of Haines Township: the destinations
Where Haines Township clocks in
26% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Haines Township: what the 43 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haines Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 43. 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 Haines Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Haines Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haines Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 5% 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 commute from Haines Township, by distance
About 25% 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 Haines Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haines Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $73,580 |
| Raccoon Township | under 2% | B | C− | 20 min | $78,487 |
| Romine Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Stevenson Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 24 min | $93,138 |
| Field Township | under 2% | C | D− | 25 min | $70,284 |
Same-state neighbors only. Romine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haines 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 Haines Township: questions
What is the median household income in Haines Township?
$73,580 (±$11,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haines Township?
9.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haines Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haines Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (26%, 9 mi), Mount Vernon (11%, 14 mi), Centralia (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Haines Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haines Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haines 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.