Photo: Russell Lee · Public domainMaking a living in Old Shawneetown
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Old Shawneetown itself; outside it, Equality Township draws the most (14%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Old Shawneetown
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
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 Old Shawneetown’s working residents head each day
Where Old Shawneetown clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Old Shawneetown makes things: 79% of its jobs are in goods
29 jobs are based in Old Shawneetown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Shawneetown, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 29. 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 Shawneetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Old Shawneetown’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Shawneetown workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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.
The distance from Old Shawneetown to work
About 24% 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.
The towns around Old Shawneetown
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Shawneetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Shawneetown | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Shawnee Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Bowlesville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Township and Bowlesville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Shawneetown’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 Shawneetown: questions
What is the poverty rate in Old Shawneetown?
43.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Shawneetown?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Shawneetown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Equality Township (14%, 10 mi), Eldorado (8%, 18 mi), Harrisburg (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old Shawneetown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Shawneetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Shawneetown
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.