With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Levan Township works elsewhere
3% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Levan Township has 47 jobs for 310 working residents. Hardly any stay in Levan Township for work; outside it, Murphysboro is the main destination (17%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Levan Township, in a few figures
Levan Township is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Levan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Levan Township has about 560 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Levan Township and Murphysboro trade workers both ways
Murphysboro is the top workplace for Levan Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Levan Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Levan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 310 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Levan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 309 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Levan Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 places Levan Township commutes to
Where Levan Township clocks in
17% of workers
17% 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.
Getting to work from Levan Township takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Levan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Levan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Levan Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 47. 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 Levan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Levan Township
About 19% 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.
Next door to Levan Township
The biggest share goes to Ora Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Levan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levan Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $94,000 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $70,911 |
| Sand Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ora Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Kinkaid Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Ridge Township, Ora Township and Kinkaid Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Levan 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 Levan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Levan Township?
$94,000 (±$68,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Levan Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Levan Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Levan Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Murphysboro (17%, 7 mi), Carbondale (17%, 14 mi), Marion (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Levan 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 Levan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Levan 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.