Cortland Condit House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSenachwine Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 47 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Senachwine Township has 105 jobs; 280 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Senachwine Township; the top destination outside it is Peru (7%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Senachwine Township, in brief
How long Senachwine Township spends getting to work: about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Senachwine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 11% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Senachwine Township
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Senachwine Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Senachwine Township to work: where people go
Where Senachwine Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
71% of the jobs in Senachwine Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Senachwine Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 105. 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 Senachwine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Senachwine Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Senachwine Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Senachwine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senachwine Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $73,333 |
| Hennepin Township | 7% | B | B− | 30 min | $89,306 |
| Henry Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Leepertown Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Henry Township: not graded. Wheatland Township and Leepertown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hennepin Township. Darker towns draw more of Senachwine 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 Senachwine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Senachwine Township?
$73,333 (±$3,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Senachwine Township?
10.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Senachwine Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Senachwine Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peru (7%, 19 mi), Hennepin Township (7%, 7 mi), Hennepin (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Senachwine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Senachwine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Senachwine 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.