About half of Oakley Township’s working residents commute to Decatur
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Hardly any stay in Oakley Township for work; outside it, Decatur is the main destination (49%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Oakley Township: the gist
Oakley Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Oakley Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakley Township has about 650 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Oakley Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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 towns that employ Oakley Township’s residents
Where Oakley Township clocks in
5% of workers
3% 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.
In and out of Oakley Township on a workday
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Oakley Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
What work there is in Oakley Township: 64 jobs
64 jobs are based in Oakley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakley Township, 2013 → 2023: 157 → 64. 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 Oakley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Oakley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Oakley Township commutes less than 10 miles
About 23% 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 is work for 50% of Oakley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $112,563 |
| Whitmore Township | 1% | C | C− | 20 min | $76,607 |
| Decatur | 49% | C− | B+ | 18 min | $51,592 |
| Long Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $85,279 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | D | A− | 17 min | $48,870 |
| Cerro Gordo Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $86,193 |
| Willow Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Decatur. Darker towns draw more of Oakley 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 Oakley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakley Township?
$112,563 (±$60,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakley Township?
1.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakley Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakley Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (49%, 8 mi), Springfield (5%, 46 mi), Chicago (3%, 147 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oakley 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 Oakley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakley 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.