With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Herrick Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 10% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Herrick Township has 21 jobs; 234 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Herrick Township; the top destination outside it is Shelbyville (10%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Herrick Township at work: what stands out
Herrick Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Herrick Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Herrick Township has about 320 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Herrick Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Herrick Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Herrick Township to work
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting out of Herrick Township: the destinations
Where Herrick Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Herrick Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herrick Township, 2014 → 2024: 39 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Herrick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Herrick Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herrick Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 10% 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.
Work in the towns next to Herrick Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herrick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrick Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $64,643 |
| Oconee Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Bowling Green Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Cold Spring Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Dry Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oconee Township, Bowling Green Township, Cold Spring Township and Dry Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herrick 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 2024, 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 Herrick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Herrick Township?
$64,643 (±$20,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herrick Township?
7.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herrick Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herrick Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shelbyville (10%, 15 mi), Effingham (10%, 24 mi), Pana (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Herrick Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Herrick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herrick Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.