Fewer people are out of work in Mound Township (0.8%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Mound Township; the top destination outside it is Effingham (29%, 12 miles). Mound Township grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 9% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Mound Township apart on work
Commutes from Mound 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 ↓
29% of Mound Township works in Effingham
486 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Effingham, 12 miles away. That’s more than work in Mound Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Mound Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mound Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #457 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Mound Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mound Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mound Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,507 commuters (the 9% 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.
The places Mound Township commutes to
Where Mound Township clocks in
29% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Mound Township
On a workday 1,378 residents head out to work, 291 work right here, and 701 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 992 jobs based in Mound Township
992 jobs are based in Mound Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 990 → 992. 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 Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Mound Township
About 29% 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.
In Mound Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mound Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #369 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 7.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,648 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Mound Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Mound Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mound Township places 1,828th of 4,221 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,826 | Big Pine Key FL | 4,258 | $110K | 10.7% | 1.9% | 14% | B |
| 1,827 | Marshall IL | 3,880 | $76K | 6.8% | 2.3% | 27% | B |
| 1,828 | Mound Township IL | 3,508 | $75K | 10.9% | 0.8% | 17% | B |
| 1,829 | Chatham NY | 4,009 | $107K | 7.4% | 4.4% | 9% | B |
| 1,830 | South Beaver Township PA | 2,656 | $88K | 10.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mound Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Mound Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | – | B | B+ | 21 min | $75,313 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | D | D− | 21 min | $72,560 |
| Avena Township | under 2% | D | B− | 21 min | $51,023 |
| West Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Moccasin Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Township and Moccasin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mound 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 Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mound Township?
$75,313 (±$19,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mound Township?
10.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mound Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mound Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (29%, 12 mi), Altamont (14%, 1 mi), Springfield (5%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mound Township walkable?
Mound Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mound Township without a car?
<1% 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 Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mound 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.