Where Harp Township earns its living
Only 2% stay in Harp Township for work; outside it, Clinton is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Harp Township has 89 jobs, against 117 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harp Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Harp Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 Harp Township: the destinations
Where Harp Township clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Harp Township makes things: 89% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harp Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 89. 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 Harp Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Harp Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harp Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 13% 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 Harp Township
About 33% 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 Harp Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harp Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harp Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $70,694 |
| De Witt Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clintonia Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $65,123 |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township and Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harp 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 Harp Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harp Township?
$70,694 (±$49,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harp Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harp Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harp Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (18%, 6 mi), Decatur (9%, 23 mi), Champaign (7%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harp 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 Harp Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harp 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.