Seven Hickory Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
17 jobs are based in Seven Hickory Township, and 123 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Seven Hickory Township for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (17%, 7 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Illinois has 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 Seven Hickory Township
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Seven Hickory Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Seven Hickory Township goes to work
Where Seven Hickory Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 76% of the jobs in Seven Hickory Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seven Hickory Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 17. 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 Seven Hickory Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Seven Hickory Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seven Hickory Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 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.
How far it is to work from Seven Hickory Township
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.
Around Seven Hickory Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seven Hickory Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Hickory Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $100,515 |
| Charleston Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Humboldt Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $85,745 |
| Bowdre Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charleston Township: not graded. Morgan Township and Bowdre Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seven Hickory 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 Seven Hickory Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seven Hickory Township?
$100,515 (±$67,348) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seven Hickory Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seven Hickory Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seven Hickory Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (17%, 7 mi), Arthur (11%, 17 mi), Oakland (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seven Hickory 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 Seven Hickory Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seven Hickory 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.