North Okaw Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%. 34 jobs are based in North Okaw Township, against 395 working residents. Only 1% stay in North Okaw Township for work; outside it, Mattoon is the main destination (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Okaw Township: the gist
North Okaw Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in North Okaw Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Okaw Township has about 620 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Okaw Township and Mattoon trade workers both ways
Mattoon is the top workplace for North Okaw Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in North Okaw Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few North Okaw Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 395 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes North Okaw Township
On a workday 391 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in North Okaw Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 North Okaw Township work
Where North Okaw Township clocks in
28% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from North Okaw Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Okaw Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 3% 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.
North Okaw Township works in goods: 53% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Okaw Township, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 34. 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 North Okaw Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region North Okaw Township works
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.
North Okaw Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Okaw Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Okaw Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,338 |
| Mattoon Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Humboldt Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $85,745 |
| East Nelson Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $104,375 |
| Bourbon Township | 3% | B− | B+ | 16 min | $76,630 |
| Jonathan Creek Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $102,188 |
| Arcola Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mattoon Township and Arcola Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bourbon Township. Darker towns draw more of North Okaw 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 North Okaw Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Okaw Township?
$84,338 (±$25,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Okaw Township?
16.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Okaw Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Okaw Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mattoon (28%, 8 mi), Charleston (8%, 15 mi), Lafayette Township (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Okaw 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 North Okaw Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Okaw 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.