Romine Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
4 jobs are based in Romine Township for 195 working residents. Hardly any stay in Romine Township for work; outside it, Salem is the main destination (22%, 13 miles). 1% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Romine Township
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Romine Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Romine Township work
Where Romine Township clocks in
22% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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.
Romine Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Romine Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Romine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Romine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Romine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 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.
Miles to work from Romine Township
About 32% 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 Romine Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Romine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romine Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $53,942 |
| Orchard Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Farrington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Haines Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Iuka Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Garden Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orchard Township: not graded. Farrington Township, Haines Township, Iuka Township and Garden Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Romine 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 Romine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Romine Township?
$53,942 (±$15,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Romine Township?
25.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Romine Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Romine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (22%, 13 mi), Mount Vernon (14%, 16 mi), Centralia (11%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Romine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Romine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Romine 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.