Ruyle Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Ruyle Township itself; outside it, Jerseyville draws the most (21%, 10 miles). 3 jobs are based in Ruyle Township, against 166 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ruyle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Ruyle Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 the trip to work from Ruyle Township ends
Where Ruyle Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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.
Ruyle Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ruyle Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Ruyle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 47 minutes to work from Ruyle Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ruyle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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.
Ruyle Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Ruyle Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ruyle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruyle Township | – | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Rockbridge Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $76,731 |
| Fidelity Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Chesterfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Shipman Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $98,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fidelity Township and Chesterfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ruyle 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 Ruyle Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ruyle Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ruyle Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ruyle Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (21%, 10 mi), Alton (8%, 22 mi), Edwardsville (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ruyle 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 Ruyle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ruyle 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.