Most of Orchard Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Orchard Township report 8 jobs; 233 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Orchard Township for work; outside it, Flora is the main destination (11%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Orchard Township at work: what stands out
Orchard Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Orchard Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orchard Township has about 400 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Orchard Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Orchard Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Orchard Township
About 32% 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.
Where Orchard Township’s working residents head each day
Where Orchard Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Orchard Township: what the 8 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orchard Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 8. 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 Orchard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Orchard Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orchard Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 commuters (the 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Orchard Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orchard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $57,411 |
| Romine Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Garden Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hickory Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Romine Township, Garden Hill Township, Indian Prairie Township and Hickory Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orchard 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 Orchard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orchard Township?
$57,411 (±$48,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orchard Township?
26.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orchard Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orchard Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (11%, 13 mi), Fairfield (9%, 17 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orchard Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orchard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orchard 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.