Paradise Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 5% of workers (Illinois 16%). Paradise Township has 62 jobs, and 412 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Paradise Township itself; outside it, Mattoon draws the most (26%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paradise Township at work: what stands out
Paradise Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Paradise Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paradise Township has about 620 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Paradise Township and Mattoon trade workers both ways
Mattoon is the top workplace for Paradise Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Paradise Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Paradise Township averages 26 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (18 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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 412 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Paradise Township
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Paradise 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.
Where the trip to work from Paradise Township ends
Where Paradise Township clocks in
26% 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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Paradise Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paradise Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 62. 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 Paradise Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Paradise Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paradise Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 406 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Paradise Township
About 20% 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.
The towns around Paradise Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paradise Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $42,298 |
| Neoga Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $88,667 |
| Mattoon Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Pleasant Grove Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $76,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mattoon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paradise 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 Paradise Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paradise Township?
$42,298 (±$22,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paradise Township?
9.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paradise Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paradise Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mattoon (26%, 6 mi), Charleston (9%, 14 mi), Lafayette Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paradise Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paradise Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paradise 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.