Westervelt Christian Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Ridge Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Ridge Township has 11 jobs for 199 working residents. Hardly any stay in Ridge Township for work; outside it, Shelbyville is the main destination (23%, 6 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ridge Township on a workday
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Ridge Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ridge Township clocks in
23% 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.
Ridge Township works in goods: 55% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 11. 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 Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ridge Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 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.
Where in the region Ridge Township works
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.
How Ridge Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $111,364 |
| Rural Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pickaway Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rose Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 11 min | $65,658 |
| Okaw Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rural Township, Pickaway Township and Okaw Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridge 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 Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ridge Township?
$111,364 (±$74,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridge Township?
10.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridge Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridge Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shelbyville (23%, 6 mi), Decatur (9%, 26 mi), Springfield (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridge 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 Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridge 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.