Moweaqua Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 375 jobs in Moweaqua Township, against 855 working residents. About one in ten work in Moweaqua Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (23%, 16 miles). 2% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Moweaqua Township stands out on work
Few Moweaqua 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 ↓
Commutes from Moweaqua Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 855 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Moweaqua Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moweaqua Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 943 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.
How many people are in Moweaqua Township by day
On a workday 778 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 298 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Moweaqua Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Moweaqua Township work
Where Moweaqua Township clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Moweaqua Township: what the 375 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moweaqua Township, 2014 → 2024: 272 → 375. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Moweaqua Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Moweaqua Township to work
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Moweaqua Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moweaqua Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moweaqua Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $66,765 |
| Flat Branch Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| South Macon Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 28 min | $77,734 |
| Prairieton Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flat Branch Township, Prairieton Township and Penn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moweaqua 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 2024, 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 Moweaqua Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moweaqua Township?
$66,765 (±$11,327) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moweaqua Township?
3.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moweaqua Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moweaqua Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (23%, 16 mi), Moweaqua (9%, 3 mi), Springfield (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Moweaqua Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moweaqua Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moweaqua Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.