Fewer people are out of work in Neoga Township (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
10% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Neoga Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Neoga Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (18%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Neoga Township, in a few figures
Where Neoga Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Neoga Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #329 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Neoga Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Neoga Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Commuting from Neoga Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neoga Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,189 commuters (the 10% 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.
A workday in Neoga Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,081 residents head out to work, 103 work right here, and 442 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Neoga Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.46 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Neoga Township goes to work
Where Neoga Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
In Neoga Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
545 jobs are based in Neoga Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neoga Township, 2014 → 2024: 564 → 545. 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 Neoga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Neoga Township commutes
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.
Most trips from Neoga Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Neoga Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #625 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Neoga Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,316 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). 6.2% of Neoga Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Neoga Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Neoga Township places 1,192nd of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,190 | Ferdinand Township IN | 3,671 | $83K | 7.0% | 0.3% | 25% | B+ |
| 1,191 | Lincoln Township MI | 2,550 | $91K | 7.9% | 2.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,192 | Neoga Township IL | 2,719 | $89K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,193 | Alburtis PA | 2,609 | $108K | 4.8% | 8.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,194 | Ridgeway Township KS | 2,369 | $81K | 9.9% | 0.4% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Neoga Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Neoga Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sumpter Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neoga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga Township | – | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $88,667 |
| Paradise Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cottonwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sumpter Township | 2% | C | B− | 21 min | $70,556 |
| Spring Point Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 36 min | $90,430 |
| Big Spring Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ash Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pleasant Grove Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $76,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paradise Township, Cottonwood Township, Big Spring Township and Ash Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Neoga 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 Neoga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Neoga Township?
$88,667 (±$20,350) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neoga Township?
7.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neoga Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neoga Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (18%, 16 mi), Mattoon (14%, 11 mi), Neoga (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Neoga Township walkable?
Neoga Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Neoga Township without a car?
1% 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 Neoga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neoga 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. 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.