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Jobs & commute in Mona Township

Mona Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Mona Township; the top destination outside it is Piper City (7%, 10 miles). Employers in Mona Township report 12 jobs; 118 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 4% 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

Day and night

How a workday changes Mona Township

On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

118live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday150
260live here− 120head out to work+ 12come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Mona Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Mona Township to work: where people go

EmingtonCampusPiper City: 8 residents work here (7%)CliftonEssexGibson City: 3 residents work here (3%)GilmanBradley: 4 residents work here (3%)Pontiac: 4 residents work here (3%)Urbana: 3 residents work here (3%)Danville: 3 residents work here (3%)Kankakee: 5 residents work here (4%)Champaign: 7 residents work here (6%)Normal: 3 residents work here (3%)BloomingtonChicago: 6 residents work here (5%)Dwight TownshipArtesia TownshipRound Grove TownshipIndian Grove TownshipMona TownshipPella TownshipRogers TownshipSullivan TownshipPiper CityChampaignChicagoKankakeeBradleyPontiacMona Township
1
Piper City9.5 mi away
7%8
2
Champaign54.1 mi away
6%7
3
Chicago70.2 mi away
5%6
4
Kankakee22.1 mi away
4%5
5
Bradley25.7 mi away
3%4
6
Pontiac23.8 mi away
3%4
7
Gibson City31.2 mi away
3%3
8
Urbana54.2 mi away
3%3
9
Danville60.1 mi away
3%3
10
Normal49.5 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%72
The top trips

Where Mona Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Services make up most of the work in Mona Township

Jobs based in Mona TownshipJobs Mona Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%26%
Services: health, schools, offices100%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%40%
Over $3,333 a month25%45%

Who does it

29 or younger8%25%
30 to 5442%48%
55 and older50%26%
+0%

Jobs based in Mona Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 12. 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 Mona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Mona Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes

A year of commuting
276 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mona Township36 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Mona Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Mona Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
4%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 217 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Mona Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPiper City: 7% · 9.5 miChampaign: 6% · 54.1 miChicago: 5% · 70.2 miKankakee: 4% · 22.1 miBradley: 3% · 25.7 miPontiac: 3% · 23.8 miGibson City: 3% · 31.2 miUrbana: 3% · 54.2 miDanville: 3% · 60.1 miNormal: 3% · 49.5 miPiper City 7%Champaign 6%Chicago 5%Kankakee 4%Bradley 3%Mona Township
Mona TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi7 residents
31%10–24 mi36 residents
23%25–50 mi27 residents
41%Over 50 mi48 residents

About 41% 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.

Next door

Mona Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pella Township21 min
Sullivan Township23 min
Rogers Township30 min
Mona Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMona Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mona Township–——36 min$73,529
Rogers Townshipunder 3%——30 min—
Pella Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Sullivan Townshipunder 3%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Rogers Township, Pella Township and Sullivan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mona Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mona Township: questions

What is the median household income in Mona Township?

$73,529 (±$25,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mona Township?

10.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mona Township?

36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mona Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Piper City (7%, 10 mi), Champaign (6%, 54 mi), Chicago (5%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mona Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mona Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Mona Township

Mona Township home →

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.