Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of La Moille Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
4% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. La Moille Township has 89 jobs, and 410 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in La Moille Township for work; outside it, Princeton is the main destination (10%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from La Moille Township, in brief
La Moille Township is a place people come home to
There are 89 jobs based in La Moille Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday La Moille Township has about 670 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 ↓
Commutes from La Moille Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 410 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
La Moille Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 394 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in La Moille Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
How far La Moille Township goes to work
About 40% 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 long La Moille Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Moille Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 517 commuters (the 4% 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 towns that employ La Moille Township’s residents
Where La Moille Township clocks in
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in La Moille Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Moille Township, 2014 → 2024: 134 → 89. 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 Moille Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around La Moille Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Moille Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Moille Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $69,604 |
| Clarion Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| May Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| La Moille | 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarion Township, Berlin Township, Ohio Township, May Township and La Moille: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to La Moille. Darker towns draw more of La Moille 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 Moille Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Moille Township?
$69,604 (±$12,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Moille Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Moille Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Moille Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (10%, 13 mi), Mendota (6%, 12 mi), Peoria (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around La Moille Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Moille Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Moille 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.