Morgan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. There are 5 jobs in Morgan Township; 103 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Morgan Township; the top destination outside it is Mattoon (14%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Morgan Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Morgan Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Morgan Township goes to work
Where Morgan Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 80% of jobs based in Morgan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morgan Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Morgan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Morgan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morgan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 21% 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 Morgan Township
About 23% 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 Morgan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morgan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $90,385 |
| East Oakland Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $52,188 |
| Ashmore Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 24 min | $74,954 |
| Charleston Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Seven Hickory Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bowdre Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sargent Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charleston Township: not graded. Seven Hickory Township, Bowdre Township and Sargent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morgan 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 Morgan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morgan Township?
$90,385 (±$41,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morgan Township?
2.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morgan Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morgan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mattoon (14%, 16 mi), Charleston (10%, 9 mi), Lafayette Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morgan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morgan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morgan 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.