With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Meridian Township works elsewhere
Meridian Township has 37 jobs for 246 working residents. Only 2% work in Meridian Township itself; outside it, Centralia draws the most (13%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Meridian Township: the gist
Meridian Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Meridian Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Meridian Township has about 300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Meridian Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Meridian Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 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; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Meridian Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Meridian Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
How long Meridian Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meridian Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 269 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.
Commuting out of Meridian Township: the destinations
Where Meridian Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
65% of the jobs in Meridian Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meridian Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 37. 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 Meridian Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Meridian Township, by distance
About 27% 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 Meridian Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meridian Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $75,938 |
| Clement Township | under 3% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Brookside Township | under 3% | D− | B | 17 min | $44,875 |
| Sandoval Township | under 3% | D | C− | 22 min | $55,103 |
| East Fork Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clement Township and East Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meridian 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 Meridian Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meridian Township?
$75,938 (±$25,590) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meridian Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meridian Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meridian Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Centralia (13%, 7 mi), Carlyle (7%, 9 mi), Nashville (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meridian Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meridian Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meridian 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.