Most of Love Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Love Township has 7 jobs, and 77 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Love Township itself; outside it, Danville draws the most (21%, 16 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Love Township on a workday
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Love 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.
Where Love Township’s working residents head each day
Where Love Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Love Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Love Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 7. 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 Love Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Love Township
of Love Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Love Township
About 35% 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.
How Love Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Love Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Township | – | — | — | — | $49,886 |
| McKendree Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Elwood Township | under 3% | C− | D | 32 min | $54,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. McKendree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Love 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 Love Township: questions
What is the median household income in Love Township?
$49,886 (±$46,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Love Township?
12.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Love Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (21%, 16 mi), Chicago (9%, 133 mi), Danville Township (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Love 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 Love Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Love 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.