Old Ripley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Old Ripley Township itself; outside it, Greenville draws the most (17%, 9 miles). There are 58 jobs in Old Ripley Township, against 319 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Old Ripley Township apart on work
Old Ripley Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Old Ripley Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Old Ripley Township has about 560 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Old Ripley Township and Greenville trade workers both ways
Greenville is the top workplace for Old Ripley Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Old Ripley Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 319 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Old Ripley Township by day
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Old Ripley Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Old Ripley Township work
Where Old Ripley Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% 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 far it is to work from Old Ripley Township
About 31% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in Old Ripley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Ripley Township, 2014 → 2024: 86 → 58. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Old Ripley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Old Ripley Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Ripley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 commuters (the 4% 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.
Old Ripley Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Central Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Ripley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ripley Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $66,875 |
| Leef Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Central Township | 3% | C | A− | 21 min | $65,676 |
| Shoal Creek Township | under 2% | C | D | 33 min | $66,938 |
| Burgess Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $65,461 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leef Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Ripley 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 2024, 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 Old Ripley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Old Ripley Township?
$66,875 (±$17,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Ripley Township?
9.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Ripley Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Ripley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (17%, 9 mi), Highland (7%, 10 mi), Springfield (4%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old Ripley Township without a car?
0% 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 Old Ripley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Ripley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.