Liberty Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Employers in Liberty Township report 133 jobs; 307 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Liberty Township for work; outside it, Effingham is the main destination (43%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Liberty Township: the figures worth knowing
43% of Liberty Township works in Effingham
132 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Effingham, 12 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Liberty Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Liberty Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Liberty Township ends
Where Liberty Township clocks in
43% of workers
6% 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.
The trip to work from Liberty Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 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.
Who commutes out of Liberty Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
What Liberty Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 133. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Liberty Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
Next door to Liberty Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $61,471 |
| Holland Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Moccasin Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Banner Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Loudon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland Township, Moccasin Township, Banner Township and Loudon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$61,471 (±$10,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
20.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (43%, 12 mi), Springfield (6%, 63 mi), Teutopolis (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.