Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Hancock Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 51 jobs in Hancock Township; 97 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Hancock Township for work; outside it, Macomb is the main destination (10%, 15 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hancock Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Hancock Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 people from Hancock Township work
Where Hancock Township clocks in
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.
Hancock Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hancock Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 51. 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 Hancock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hancock Township
of Hancock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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 many miles Hancock Township commutes
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.
Hancock Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hancock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Carthage Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $79,628 |
| St. Mary Township | under 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Tennessee Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Fountain Green Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Mary Township, Tennessee Township and Fountain Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hancock 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 Hancock Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hancock Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hancock Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (10%, 15 mi), Augusta (8%, 13 mi), Carthage (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hancock 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 Hancock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hancock 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.