North Palmyra Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in North Palmyra Township itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (17%, 28 miles). North Palmyra Township has 109 jobs, against 355 working residents. For 32% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: North Palmyra Township in brief
North Palmyra Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside North Palmyra Township is Springfield, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (60) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in North Palmyra Township
32% of North Palmyra Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
North Palmyra Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from North Palmyra Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
Getting to work from North Palmyra Township takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Palmyra Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 32% 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.
Who leaves North Palmyra Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in North Palmyra Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 North Palmyra Township ends
Where North Palmyra Township clocks in
17% 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 kinds of work in North Palmyra Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Palmyra Township, 2013 → 2023: 148 → 109. 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 North Palmyra Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to North Palmyra Township
The biggest share goes to South Palmyra Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Palmyra Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Palmyra Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $61,905 |
| North Otter Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Scottville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| South Palmyra Township | 6% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Otter Township, Scottville Township and South Palmyra Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Palmyra 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 North Palmyra Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Palmyra Township?
$61,905 (±$2,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Palmyra Township?
6.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Palmyra Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Palmyra Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (17%, 28 mi), Carlinville (8%, 15 mi), South Palmyra Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Palmyra Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Palmyra Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Palmyra 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.