With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Iuka Township works elsewhere
92 jobs are based in Iuka Township, and 431 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Iuka Township; the top destination outside it is Salem (24%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Iuka Township apart on work
Iuka Township is a place people come home to
There are 92 jobs based in Iuka Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Iuka Township has about 650 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Iuka Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 431 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Iuka Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Iuka Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Iuka Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iuka Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 402 commuters (the 2% 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.
The places Iuka Township commutes to
Where Iuka Township clocks in
24% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Iuka Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iuka Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 92. 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 Iuka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Iuka Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Iuka Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iuka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iuka Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $58,661 |
| Stevenson Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 24 min | $93,138 |
| Omega Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Xenia Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Romine Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Garden Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Songer Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Omega Township, Xenia Township, Romine Township, Garden Hill Township and Songer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iuka 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 Iuka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Iuka Township?
$58,661 (±$9,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iuka Township?
9.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iuka Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iuka Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (24%, 11 mi), Mount Vernon (11%, 22 mi), Centralia (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Iuka Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Iuka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iuka 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.