Most of Jamaica Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. There are 21 jobs in Jamaica Township for 73 working residents. Hardly any stay in Jamaica Township for work; outside it, Danville is the main destination (12%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Jamaica Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Jamaica Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 towns that employ Jamaica Township’s residents
Where Jamaica Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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: 52% of Jamaica Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jamaica Township, 2013 → 2023: 118 → 21. 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 Jamaica Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Jamaica Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jamaica Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 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.
Where in the region Jamaica Township works
About 44% 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.
The towns around Jamaica Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jamaica Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $205,455 |
| Sidell Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Carroll Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vance Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Catlin Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 31 min | $77,194 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sidell Township, Carroll Township and Vance Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jamaica 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 Jamaica Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jamaica Township?
$205,455 (±$105,479) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jamaica Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jamaica Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jamaica Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (12%, 15 mi), Urbana (10%, 23 mi), Champaign (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jamaica 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 Jamaica Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jamaica 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.