Springfield draws about half of Island Grove Township’s working residents
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Island Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (48%, 14 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Island Grove Township: the gist
Nearly half of Island Grove Township works in Springfield
108 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Springfield, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Island Grove Township itself. The commute map ↓
Island Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Island Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Island Grove Township has about 390 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Island Grove Township goes to work
Where Island Grove Township clocks in
48% of workers
4% 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.
Island Grove Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Island Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Island Grove Township
49 jobs are based in Island Grove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Island Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 49. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Island Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Island Grove Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Island Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 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.
How far Island Grove Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Island Grove Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Island Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Grove Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $95,208 |
| New Berlin Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cartwright Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 25 min | $100,982 |
| Curran Township | under 1% | A | D | 17 min | $102,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Berlin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Island Grove 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 2024, 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 Island Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Island Grove Township?
$95,208 (±$22,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Island Grove Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Island Grove Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Island Grove Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Island Grove 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 Island Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Island Grove Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.