Honey Point Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Honey Point Township has 11 jobs, against 93 working residents. Only 1% stay in Honey Point Township for work; outside it, Carlinville is the main destination (17%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Honey Point Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Honey Point Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Out of Honey Point Township to work: where people go
Where Honey Point Township clocks in
17% of workers
15% 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.
Honey Point Township makes things: 91% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Honey Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 11. 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 Honey Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Honey Point Township
of Honey Point Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 commuters (the 0% 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.
How many miles Honey Point Township commutes
About 18% 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 Honey Point Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brushy Mound Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Honey Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Point Township | – | — | — | — | $158,893 |
| Brushy Mound Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| North Litchfield Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $72,857 |
| Shaws Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cahokia Township | under 2% | C− | C | 26 min | $57,132 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brushy Mound Township and Shaws Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Honey Point 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 Honey Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Honey Point Township?
$158,893 (±$14,327) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Honey Point Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Honey Point Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlinville (17%, 8 mi), Springfield (15%, 39 mi), Carlinville Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Honey Point 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 Honey Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Honey Point 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.