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Jobs & commute in Hoosier Township

Most of Hoosier Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

There are 5 jobs in Hoosier Township; 160 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hoosier Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (18%, 25 miles). Home is the office for 30% of workers (Illinois 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Hoosier Township by day

On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

160live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday150
310live here− 160head out to work+ 5come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Hoosier Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Hoosier Township’s residents

Dalton CityLouisville: 14 residents work here (9%)Farina: 2 residents work here (1%)Clay City: 3 residents work here (2%)Teutopolis: 3 residents work here (2%)Flora: 16 residents work here (10%)Salem: 4 residents work here (3%)Carol StreamMattoon: 6 residents work here (4%)Effingham: 29 residents work here (18%)NapervilleBedford TownshipHoosier TownshipStanford TownshipLouisville Township: 4 residents work here (3%)La Clede TownshipBible Grove TownshipPixley TownshipLafayette Township: 4 residents work here (3%)EffinghamFloraLouisvilleMattoonSalemLouisville TownshipHoosier Township
1
Effingham24.6 mi away
18%29
2
Flora8.5 mi away
10%16
3
Louisville4.9 mi away
9%14
4
Mattoon48.3 mi away
4%6
5
Salem31.1 mi away
3%4
63%4
7
Lafayette Township48.6 mi away
3%4
8
Clay City7.5 mi away
2%3
9
Teutopolis24.5 mi away
2%3
10
Farina19.9 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%75
The top trips

Where Hoosier 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Hoosier Township

Jobs based in Hoosier TownshipJobs Hoosier Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less80%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%33%
Over $3,333 a month0%51%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5460%53%
55 and older40%23%
+67%

Jobs based in Hoosier Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 5. 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 Hoosier Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Hoosier Township: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
204 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hoosier Township27 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
30%

of Hoosier Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Hoosier Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 140 commuters (the 30% 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 far

Where in the region Hoosier Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miEffingham: 18% · 24.6 miFlora: 10% · 8.5 miLouisville: 9% · 4.9 miMattoon: 4% · 48.3 miSalem: 3% · 31.1 miLouisville Township: 3% · 6.1 miLafayette Township: 3% · 48.6 miClay City: 2% · 7.5 miTeutopolis: 2% · 24.5 miFarina: 1% · 19.9 miEffingham 18%Flora 10%Louisville 9%Mattoon 4%Salem 3%Hoosier Township
Hoosier TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi42 residents
26%10–24 mi41 residents
23%25–50 mi36 residents
26%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Hoosier Township

The biggest share goes to Louisville Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Stanford Township14 min
Louisville Township21 min
Bible Grove Township25 min
Hoosier Township27 min
Pixley Township53 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHoosier Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hoosier Township–——27 min$84,688
Bible Grove Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Stanford Townshipunder 2%——14 min—
Louisville Township3%DC−21 min$55,288
Pixley Townshipunder 2%——53 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bible Grove Township, Stanford Township and Pixley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hoosier Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hoosier Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hoosier Township?

$84,688 (±$38,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hoosier Township?

2.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hoosier Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hoosier Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (18%, 25 mi), Flora (10%, 8 mi), Louisville (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hoosier 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 Hoosier Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hoosier Township

Hoosier Township home →

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.