Oconee Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Oconee Township has 122 jobs; 316 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Oconee Township; the top destination outside it is Shelbyville (12%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Oconee Township
Few Oconee 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 ↓
Oconee 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. Every town next door averages less (20 to 31 minutes). 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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Oconee Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oconee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 391 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.
Oconee Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Oconee Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Out of Oconee Township to work: where people go
Where Oconee Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
Oconee Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oconee Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 122. 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 Oconee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Oconee Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Oconee Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oconee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $104,306 |
| Cold Spring Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Herrick Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Audubon Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ramsey Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 31 min | $55,357 |
| Pana Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cold Spring Township, Herrick Township and Audubon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pana Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oconee 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 Oconee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oconee Township?
$104,306 (±$25,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oconee Township?
3.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oconee Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oconee Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shelbyville (12%, 18 mi), Effingham (12%, 31 mi), Pana (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oconee 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 Oconee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oconee 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.