With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Otter Creek Township works elsewhere
6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Otter Creek Township report 11 jobs, and 446 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Otter Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Jerseyville (17%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Otter Creek Township in brief
Otter Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Otter Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Otter Creek Township has about 400 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Otter Creek Township and Jerseyville trade workers both ways
Jerseyville is the top workplace for Otter Creek Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Otter Creek Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Otter Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 446 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Otter Creek Township
On a workday 444 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Otter Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
The places Otter Creek Township commutes to
Where Otter Creek Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Otter Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otter Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 commuters (the 6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Otter Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otter Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 11. 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 Otter Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Otter Creek Township
About 16% 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.
How Otter Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otter Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $63,125 |
| Quarry Township | under 3% | B | B− | 31 min | $73,684 |
| English Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mississippi Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 24 min | $84,618 |
| Rosedale Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. English Township and Rosedale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Otter Creek Township?
$63,125 (±$22,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otter Creek Township?
12.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otter Creek Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otter Creek Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (17%, 7 mi), Alton (9%, 17 mi), St. Louis (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otter Creek 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.