Photo: Marksingley · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Marshall Township, IL
4% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). About one in four work in Marshall Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (27%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Marshall Township, in brief
A lot of Marshall Township workers cross into Indiana
24% of Marshall Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Terre Haute (10%) and Honey Creek Township (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Marshall Township trades workers with the towns around it
Marshall Township has about as many jobs (1,909) as working residents (1,600), but they are mostly different people: 1,163 residents leave for work each day while 1,472 people come in. Only 23% of the jobs in Marshall Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Marshall Township and Marshall trade workers both ways
Marshall is the top workplace for Marshall Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Marshall Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Marshall Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Marshall Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Marshall Township’s working residents head each day
Where Marshall Township clocks in
27% of workers
10% of workers
3% 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 daily commute in and out of Marshall Township
On a workday 1,163 residents head out to work, 437 work right here, and 1,472 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Marshall Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,974 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.
Marshall Township works in goods: 35% of its jobs
1,909 jobs are based in Marshall Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshall Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,820 → 1,909. 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 Marshall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Marshall Township
About 34% 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.
Work in the towns next to Marshall Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $81,019 |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Wabash Township | under 2% | C | D− | 22 min | $83,431 |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Dolson Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Douglas Township, Anderson Township, Auburn Township and Dolson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marshall 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 Marshall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marshall Township?
$81,019 (±$9,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshall Township?
6.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshall Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshall Township work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (27%, 2 mi), Terre Haute (10%, 20 mi), Robinson (3%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marshall Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marshall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshall 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.