How Northern Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any stay in Northern Township for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (11%, 26 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Northern Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Northern Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Northern Township work
Where Northern Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 82% of the jobs in Northern Township
106 jobs are based in Northern Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northern Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 106. 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 Northern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Northern Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northern Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 23% 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 Northern Township
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 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 Northern Township
The biggest share goes to Eastern Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $81,719 |
| Knight Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Eastern Township | 7% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Ewing Township | under 3% | C | C− | 25 min | $74,073 |
| Moores Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Spring Garden Township | under 3% | C− | D | 21 min | $65,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Knight Prairie Township, Eastern Township and Moores Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northern 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 Northern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Northern Township?
$81,719 (±$7,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northern Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northern Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northern Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (11%, 26 mi), Benton (9%, 9 mi), Mount Vernon (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Northern Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northern 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.