With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Odin Township works elsewhere
209 jobs are based in Odin Township for 658 working residents. For jobs and income Odin Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). 3% of workers have no commute at all, 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: Odin Township in brief
Odin Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Odin Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Odin Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Odin Township averages 29 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (15 to 26 minutes). Next door ↓
Few Odin 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 658 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Odin Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Odin Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Odin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Odin Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
23% of working residents work in Salem
Where Odin Township clocks in
23% of workers
10% 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.
How long Odin Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Odin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 764 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.
A workday in Odin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 638 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Odin Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Odin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Odin Township, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 209. 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 Odin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Odin Township commutes less than 19 miles
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.
In Odin Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 790 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of Odin Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Odin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
4,343rd of 5,794: where Odin Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 26 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,341 | West Carthage NY | 1,721 | $50K | 10.4% | 0.4% | 9% | C− |
| 4,342 | Kemp TX | 1,453 | $56K | 25.2% | 2.7% | 1% | C− |
| 4,343 | Odin Township IL | 1,526 | $58K | 15.1% | 3.2% | 3% | C− |
| 4,344 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,566 | $67K | 17.9% | 1.0% | 2% | C− |
| 4,345 | Lawrence NY | 1,746 | $64K | 12.5% | 1.2% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Odin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Odin Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Odin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odin Township | – | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,946 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 15 min | $64,865 |
| Sandoval Township | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $55,103 |
| Carrigan Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carrigan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Odin 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 Odin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Odin Township?
$57,946 (±$20,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Odin Township?
15.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Odin Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Odin Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (23%, 6 mi), Centralia (10%, 6 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Odin Township walkable?
Odin Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Odin Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Odin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Odin 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.