Ora Township has 1.8 jobs for every working resident: 387 people commute in to work
Only 5% work in Ora Township; the top destination outside it is Carbondale (10%, 17 miles). Employers in Ora Township report 398 jobs, against 222 working residents. 7% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ora Township at work: what stands out
Ora Township makes and builds things
98% of the jobs based in Ora Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ora Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Ora Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Ora Township (Vergennes Township, Levan Township, Bradley Township and Ava) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Ora Township has 1.8 per resident. Next door ↓
The jobs in Ora Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Ora Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs Ora Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Ora Township. The jobs ↓
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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A place that makes things: 98% of Ora Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ora Township, 2013 → 2023: 447 → 398. 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 Ora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ora Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 211 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 680 people are in Ora Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more 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 Ora Township’s workers come from
Where Ora Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
From Ora Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ora Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 7% 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 Ora Township to work
About 21% 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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Ora Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Bradley Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $95,375 |
| Vergennes Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Levan Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Bradley Township | 9% | C− | B | 28 min | $70,781 |
| Ava | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vergennes Township, Levan Township and Ava: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ora 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 Ora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ora Township?
$95,375 (±$33,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ora Township?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ora Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ora Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carbondale (10%, 17 mi), Murphysboro (9%, 11 mi), Bradley Township (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ora Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ora 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.