Andrew Cunningham Farm · Photo: Loren Van DeGraft · Public domainPhiladelphia Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Philadelphia Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (30%, 26 miles). There are 14 jobs in Philadelphia Township; 91 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Philadelphia Township by day and by night
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Philadelphia Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 people from Philadelphia Township work
Where Philadelphia Township clocks in
30% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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: 57% of jobs based in Philadelphia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Philadelphia Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 14. 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 Philadelphia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Philadelphia Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Philadelphia Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Philadelphia Township, by distance
About 24% 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.
Around Philadelphia Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Philadelphia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $155,625 |
| Panther Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ashland Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Virginia Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Panther Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ashland Township and Virginia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Philadelphia Township?
$155,625 (±$72,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Philadelphia Township?
13.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Philadelphia Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Philadelphia Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (30%, 26 mi), Jacksonville (12%, 14 mi), Ashland (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Philadelphia 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.