New Douglas Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
6% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). New Douglas Township has 23 jobs; 230 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in New Douglas Township; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (7%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where New Douglas Township stands out on work
In and out of New Douglas Township on a workday
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in New Douglas Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 New Douglas Township work
Where New Douglas Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 New Douglas Township: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Douglas Township, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 23. 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 New Douglas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from New Douglas Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Douglas Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from New Douglas Township to work
About 21% 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.
New Douglas Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Douglas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Douglas Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $56,250 |
| Shoal Creek Township | under 3% | C | D | 33 min | $66,938 |
| Olive Township | under 3% | B− | D | 32 min | $71,844 |
| Walshville Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Leef Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walshville Township and Leef Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Douglas 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 New Douglas Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Douglas Township?
$56,250 (±$36,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Douglas Township?
10.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Douglas Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Douglas Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (7%, 38 mi), Edwardsville (7%, 20 mi), Highland (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Douglas Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Douglas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Douglas 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.