Photo: Editor1229 · CC BY-SA 4.0Mill Shoals Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Mill Shoals Township report 51 jobs, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mill Shoals Township itself; outside it, Carmi draws the most (22%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mill Shoals Township: the figures worth knowing
Mill Shoals Township is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Mill Shoals Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mill Shoals Township has about 430 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Mill Shoals Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mill Shoals Township by day and by night
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Mill Shoals Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Mill Shoals Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mill Shoals Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where the trip to work from Mill Shoals Township ends
Where Mill Shoals Township clocks in
22% 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.
Mill Shoals Township makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mill Shoals Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 51. 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 Mill Shoals Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Mill Shoals Township
About 22% 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 Mill Shoals Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burnt Prairie Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mill Shoals Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Shoals Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $48,977 |
| Barnhill Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Burnt Prairie Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Crouch Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Beaver Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Enfield Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 21 min | $52,727 |
| Crook Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barnhill Township, Burnt Prairie Township, Crouch Township, Beaver Creek Township and Crook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mill Shoals 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 Mill Shoals Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mill Shoals Township?
$48,977 (±$18,768) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mill Shoals Township?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mill Shoals Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mill Shoals Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (22%, 11 mi), Mount Vernon (6%, 34 mi), Enfield (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mill Shoals Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mill Shoals Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mill Shoals 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.