Hickory Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
57 jobs are based in Hickory Hill Township; 162 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hickory Hill Township itself; outside it, Flora draws the most (15%, 19 miles). 5% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hickory Hill Township
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Hickory Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Hickory Hill Township goes to work
Where Hickory Hill Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
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.
68% of the jobs in Hickory Hill Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hickory Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 57. 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 Hickory Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hickory Hill Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hickory Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hickory Hill 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.
How Hickory Hill Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hickory Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hill Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $132,736 |
| Four Mile Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Farrington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Berry Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Orchard Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Orel Township | under 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $48,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Four Mile Township, Farrington Township and Berry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Orchard Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hickory Hill Township?
$132,736 (±$64,765) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hickory Hill Township?
7.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hickory Hill Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hickory Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (15%, 19 mi), Fairfield (12%, 15 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hickory Hill 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.