Hittle Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 8% of workers (Illinois 16%). Hittle Township has 26 jobs, and 196 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Hittle Township itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (18%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hittle Township
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Hittle Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Hittle Township ends
Where Hittle Township clocks in
Lines 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 Hittle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hittle Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 26. 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 Hittle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Hittle Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hittle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 8% 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.
Hittle Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Hittle Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hittle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hittle Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $88,333 |
| Mount Hope Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Eminence Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Boynton Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Little Mackinaw Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $90,114 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Hope Township, Eminence Township and Boynton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hittle 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 Hittle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hittle Township?
$88,333 (±$29,748) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hittle Township?
15.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hittle Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hittle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (18%, 32 mi), Morton (8%, 20 mi), Pekin (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hittle 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 Hittle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hittle 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.