Ophir Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in Ophir Township report 90 jobs, against 167 working residents. Hardly any work in Ophir Township; the top destination outside it is Ottawa (13%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Ophir Township
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Ophir Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where Ophir Township goes to work
Where Ophir Township clocks in
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Ophir Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ophir Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 90. 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 Ophir Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Ophir Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ophir Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 5% 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.
How many miles Ophir Township commutes
About 33% 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.
Around Ophir Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ophir Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophir Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Troy Grove Township | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $84,917 |
| Waltham Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Meriden Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waltham Township, Meriden Township and Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ophir 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 Ophir Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ophir Township?
1.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ophir Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ophir Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (13%, 13 mi), Peru (10%, 12 mi), LaSalle (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ophir Township 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 Ophir Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ophir 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.