How Rountree Township works: jobs, income and commuting
5% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Only 2% stay in Rountree Township for work; outside it, Hillsboro is the main destination (16%, 9 miles). 66 jobs are based in Rountree Township, against 86 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Rountree Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Rountree Township to work: where people go
Where Rountree Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Rountree Township works in goods: 94% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rountree Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 66. 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 Rountree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rountree Township
of Rountree Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Where in the region Rountree Township works
About 29% 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.
Rountree Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rountree Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rountree Township | – | — | — | — | $66,618 |
| Raymond Township | under 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $63,500 |
| Irving Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Nokomis Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 26 min | $63,167 |
| Ricks Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $78,864 |
Same-state neighbors only. Irving Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rountree 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 Rountree Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rountree Township?
$66,618 (±$26,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rountree Township?
18.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rountree Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (16%, 9 mi), Assumption (7%, 25 mi), Litchfield (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rountree 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 Rountree Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rountree 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.