With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hillyard Township works elsewhere
Hillyard Township has 64 jobs, against 303 working residents. Only 3% work in Hillyard Township itself; outside it, Alton draws the most (7%, 19 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hillyard Township: the gist
Hillyard Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Hillyard Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Commuting out of Hillyard Township: the destinations
Where Hillyard Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 69% of work in Hillyard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hillyard Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 64. 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 Hillyard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hillyard Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hillyard Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hillyard Township
About 20% 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 Hillyard Township
The biggest share goes to Bunker Hill Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hillyard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillyard Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $43,636 |
| Polk Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Gillespie Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Shipman Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $98,125 |
| Bunker Hill Township | 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $104,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Polk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Gillespie Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hillyard 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 Hillyard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hillyard Township?
$43,636 (±$25,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hillyard Township?
23.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hillyard Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hillyard Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alton (7%, 19 mi), Edwardsville (7%, 24 mi), Springfield (5%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hillyard Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 25% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hillyard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillyard 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.