Most of Omega Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Omega Township for work; outside it, Salem is the main destination (24%, 12 miles). Employers in Omega Township report 30 jobs; 203 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Omega Township at work: what stands out
Omega Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Omega Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Omega Township has about 260 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Omega Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Omega Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Omega Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Omega Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Omega Township’s commute takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Omega Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 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.
Where Omega Township’s working residents head each day
Where Omega Township clocks in
24% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Omega Township: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Omega Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 30. 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 Omega Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Omega Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Omega Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Meacham Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Omega Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $59,583 |
| Songer Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Alma Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Meacham Township | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Iuka Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Songer Township, Alma Township, Meacham Township, Iuka Township and Oskaloosa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Omega 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 Omega Township: questions
What is the median household income in Omega Township?
$59,583 (±$36,205) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Omega Township?
36.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Omega Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Omega Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (24%, 12 mi), Mount Vernon (6%, 28 mi), Centralia (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Omega Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Omega Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Omega 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.