With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Mount Hope Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Mount Hope Township itself; outside it, Bloomington draws the most (34%, 16 miles). Employers in Mount Hope Township report 94 jobs for 413 working residents. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mount Hope Township
Mount Hope Township and Bloomington trade workers both ways
Bloomington is the top workplace for Mount Hope Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Mount Hope Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Mount Hope Township is a place people come home to
There are 94 jobs based in Mount Hope Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mount Hope Township has about 670 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 413 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Mount Hope Township commutes to
Where Mount Hope Township clocks in
34% of workers
21% 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.
Mount Hope Township by day and by night
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Mount Hope Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The kinds of work in Mount Hope Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Hope Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 94. 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 Mount Hope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Mount Hope Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Hope Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 399 commuters (the 22% 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.
Mount Hope Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 Mount Hope Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Allin Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Hope Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $97,917 |
| Hittle Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Atlanta Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eminence Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Funks Grove Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Allin Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hittle Township, Eminence Township, Funks Grove Township and Allin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Atlanta Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Hope Township?
$97,917 (±$16,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Hope Township?
5.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Hope Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Hope Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (34%, 16 mi), Normal (21%, 18 mi), Allin Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Hope Township without a car?
1% 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 Mount Hope Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Hope 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.