Nevada Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Nevada Township for work; outside it, Dwight is the main destination (8%, 6 miles). Nevada Township has 31 jobs for 74 working residents. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, 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
Nevada Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Nevada Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where the trip to work from Nevada Township ends
Where Nevada Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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 Nevada Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nevada Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 31. 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 Nevada Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Nevada Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nevada Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nevada Township
About 30% 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.
Next door to Nevada Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nevada Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Township | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Dwight Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sunbury Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Odell Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $86,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dwight Township: not graded. Sunbury Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nevada 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 Nevada Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nevada Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nevada Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nevada Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dwight (8%, 6 mi), Odell (5%, 5 mi), Chicago (5%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nevada Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nevada Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nevada 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.