Most of Oskaloosa Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 17 jobs in Oskaloosa Township for 164 working residents. Hardly any stay in Oskaloosa Township for work; outside it, Flora is the main destination (19%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oskaloosa Township by day and by night
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Oskaloosa Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Oskaloosa Township’s working residents head each day
Where Oskaloosa Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 88% of work in Oskaloosa Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oskaloosa Township, 2014 → 2024: 37 → 17. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oskaloosa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Oskaloosa Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oskaloosa Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 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.
Where in the region Oskaloosa Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Oskaloosa Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oskaloosa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $71,750 |
| Meacham Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Songer Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Larkinsburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Louisville Township | under 2% | D | C− | 21 min | $55,288 |
| Omega Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Blair Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Meacham Township, Songer Township, Larkinsburg Township, Omega Township and Blair Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oskaloosa 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 2024, 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 Oskaloosa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oskaloosa Township?
$71,750 (±$8,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oskaloosa Township?
32.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oskaloosa Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oskaloosa Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (19%, 13 mi), Louisville (9%, 8 mi), Effingham (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oskaloosa Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.