Most of Leech Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. There are 109 jobs in Leech Township, against 194 working residents. Hardly any stay in Leech Township for work; outside it, Fairfield is the main destination (25%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Leech Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Leech Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Leech Township’s working residents head each day
Where Leech Township clocks in
25% 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.
Most jobs in Leech Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leech Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 109. 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 Leech Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Leech Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leech Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 22% 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.
Leech Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Leech Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grover Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leech Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leech Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Burnt Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Barnhill Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Massilon Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Grover Township | 2% | C | B | 17 min | $42,267 |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnt Prairie Township, Barnhill Township and Massilon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leech 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 Leech Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Leech Township?
32.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leech Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leech Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (25%, 10 mi), Albion (11%, 9 mi), Flora (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leech Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leech Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leech 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.