Nettle Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Nettle Creek Township has 49 jobs, and 222 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Nettle Creek Township itself; outside it, Morris draws the most (21%, 7 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Nettle Creek Township
The workday shuffle in and out of Nettle Creek Township
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Nettle Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Nettle Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Nettle Creek Township clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
What Nettle Creek Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nettle Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 52 → 49. 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 Nettle Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Nettle Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nettle Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 11% 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 far it is to work from Nettle Creek Township
About 17% 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.
How Nettle Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nettle Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettle Creek Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $129,375 |
| Saratoga Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $81,642 |
| Miller Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Big Grove Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $115,156 |
| Erienna Township | under 2% | A | B | 20 min | $96,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nettle Creek 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 Nettle Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nettle Creek Township?
$129,375 (±$27,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nettle Creek Township?
3.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nettle Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nettle Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (21%, 7 mi), Chicago (11%, 54 mi), Minooka (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nettle Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nettle Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nettle Creek 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.