How Osceola Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Osceola Township itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (11%, 31 miles). 10% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Osceola Township at work: what stands out
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Osceola Township
About 28% 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.
Osceola Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 266 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Osceola Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Osceola Township goes to work
Where Osceola Township clocks in
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in Osceola Township
278 jobs are based in Osceola Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osceola Township, 2013 → 2023: 198 → 278. 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 Osceola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Osceola Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osceola Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 commuters (the 10% 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 Osceola Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osceola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $59,750 |
| Elmira Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Milo Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Macon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmira Township, Milo Township, Penn Township and Macon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osceola 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 Osceola Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osceola Township?
$59,750 (±$14,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osceola Township?
19.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osceola Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osceola Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (11%, 31 mi), Kewanee (7%, 12 mi), Toulon (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osceola Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osceola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osceola 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.