With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Raymond Township works elsewhere
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. 30 jobs are based in Raymond Township, against 155 working residents. Hardly any stay in Raymond Township for work; outside it, Champaign is the main destination (30%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Raymond Township
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Raymond 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Raymond Township: the destinations
Where Raymond Township clocks in
30% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 70% of Raymond Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raymond Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 30. 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 Raymond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Raymond Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raymond Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Raymond 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Raymond Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raymond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $123,750 |
| Crittenden Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Sidney Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 24 min | $107,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Crittenden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Raymond 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 Raymond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Raymond Township?
$123,750 (±$74,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raymond Township?
1.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raymond Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raymond Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (30%, 17 mi), Urbana (15%, 15 mi), Chicago (5%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Raymond Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raymond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raymond 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.