With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Plum Hill Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. 9 jobs are based in Plum Hill Township; 209 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Plum Hill Township for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Plum Hill Township, in a few figures
Plum Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Plum Hill Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Plum Hill Township has about 290 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Plum Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Plum Hill Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 208 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Plum Hill 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.
The trip to work from Plum Hill Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plum Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 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.
The places Plum Hill Township commutes to
Where Plum Hill Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Plum Hill Township makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plum Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 9. 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 Plum Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Plum Hill Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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 Plum Hill Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plum Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Hill Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $101,167 |
| Nashville Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oakdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Okawville Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 30 min | $84,792 |
| Johannisburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nashville Township: not graded. Oakdale Township and Johannisburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plum Hill 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 Plum Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plum Hill Township?
$101,167 (±$15,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plum Hill Township?
2.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plum Hill Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plum Hill Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (12%, 8 mi), Okawville (12%, 6 mi), St. Louis (6%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plum Hill 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 Plum Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plum Hill 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.