Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of La Harpe Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
At 28 minutes each way, commutes from La Harpe Township run about the Illinois average. 170 jobs are based in La Harpe Township, against 567 working residents. About one in ten work in La Harpe Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (12%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in La Harpe Township: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
La Harpe Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (12 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
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 567 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from La Harpe Township
About 32% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of La Harpe Township
On a workday 517 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in La Harpe 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where La Harpe Township’s working residents head each day
Where La Harpe Township clocks in
8% 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.
What La Harpe Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Harpe Township, 2014 → 2024: 282 → 170. 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 La Harpe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Harpe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 724 commuters (the 11% 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.
Next door to La Harpe Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Harpe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Harpe Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $60,417 |
| Fountain Green Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Terre Haute Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Blandinsville Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Durham Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fountain Green Township, Terre Haute Township, Blandinsville Township and Durham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Harpe 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 La Harpe Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Harpe Township?
$60,417 (±$19,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Harpe Township?
10.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Harpe Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Harpe Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (12%, 17 mi), La Harpe (8%, 1 mi), Carthage (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around La Harpe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Harpe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Harpe 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.