Meacham Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Meacham Township report 52 jobs for 119 working residents. Only 3% stay in Meacham Township for work; outside it, Salem is the main destination (27%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Meacham Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Meacham Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Meacham Township to work: where people go
Where Meacham Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 83% of Meacham Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meacham Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 52. 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 Meacham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Meacham Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meacham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Meacham 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.
The towns around Meacham Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meacham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meacham Township | – | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kinmundy Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 27 min | $58,214 |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Omega Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| La Clede Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Larkinsburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Alma Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oskaloosa Township, Omega Township, La Clede Township, Larkinsburg Township and Alma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meacham 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 Meacham Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Meacham Township?
2.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meacham Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meacham Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (27%, 16 mi), Centralia (7%, 28 mi), Mount Vernon (5%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meacham 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 Meacham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meacham 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.