With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hunter Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. There are 12 jobs in Hunter Township, and 76 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hunter Township; the top destination outside it is Paris (29%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hunter Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Hunter Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Hunter Township commutes to
Where Hunter Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Hunter Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hunter Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 12. 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 Hunter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Hunter Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hunter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 18% 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.
Miles to work from Hunter Township
About 25% 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 Hunter Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Edgar Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hunter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Township | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Brouilletts Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Stratton Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Paris Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Edgar Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brouilletts Creek Township, Stratton Township and Edgar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Paris Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hunter 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 Hunter Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hunter Township?
8.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hunter Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hunter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (29%, 7 mi), Chrisman (11%, 10 mi), Mattoon (7%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hunter 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 Hunter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunter 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.