Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony Township works elsewhere
Harmony Township has 34 jobs, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Harmony Township; the top destination outside it is Carthage (13%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Harmony Township on a workday
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 places Harmony Township commutes to
Where Harmony Township clocks in
13% 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.
Harmony Township works in goods: 35% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 34. 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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Harmony Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 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 far it is to work from Harmony Township
About 27% 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.
Harmony Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carthage Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $58,333 |
| St. Mary Township | under 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Chili Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Carthage Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $79,628 |
| Bear Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Mary Township, Chili Township and Bear Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony 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 Harmony Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony Township?
$58,333 (±$40,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carthage (13%, 6 mi), Macomb (13%, 24 mi), Mount Sterling (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony 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.