Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Work means Paris for about two in five of Paris Township’s working residents
Employers in Paris Township report 5,072 jobs; 3,295 of its residents have a job. For 1% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Paris Township in brief
Commutes from Paris Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Paris Township is where the jobs are
Paris Township has 5,072 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Few Paris Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Paris Township makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Paris Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Paris Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
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.
Paris Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paris Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,085 commuters (the 1% 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 Paris Township’s workers come from
Where Paris Township clocks in
44% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Paris Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,681 residents head out to work, 1,614 work right here, and 3,458 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Paris Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Goods, not services: 36% of the jobs in Paris Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,457 → 5,072. 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 Paris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Paris Township
About 25% 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.
Work next door: 44% of Paris Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $53,897 |
| Symmes Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Buck Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Stratton Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Edgar Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hunter Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Paris | 44% | C− | A− | 14 min | $53,927 |
| Elbridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Symmes Township, Buck Township, Stratton Township, Edgar Township, Hunter Township and Elbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paris. Darker towns draw more of Paris 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 Paris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paris Township?
$53,897 (±$3,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris Township?
11.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris Township work?
49% work in town.
Can you get around Paris Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris 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.