There are 2.9 jobs in Hawthorne Township for every working resident, and 324 people commute in
Only 5% work in Hawthorne Township; the top destination outside it is Carmi (22%, 6 miles). Hawthorne Township has 330 jobs for 112 working residents. For 26% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Hawthorne Township by day and by night
On a workday 106 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 460 people are in Hawthorne Township on a workday afternoon, 92% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Hawthorne Township’s workforce comes from
Where Hawthorne Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 66% of the jobs in Hawthorne Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hawthorne Township, 2013 → 2023: 757 → 330. 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 Hawthorne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hawthorne Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hawthorne Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 26% 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 Hawthorne 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.
Hawthorne Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hawthorne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Township | – | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Phillips Township | under 2% | D− | C+ | 31 min | $53,550 |
| Emma Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Carmi Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 21 min | $53,323 |
| Maunie | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emma Township and Maunie: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hawthorne Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hawthorne Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hawthorne Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (22%, 6 mi), Evansville (7%, 30 mi), Albion (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hawthorne 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.