Shaws Point Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Shaws Point Township; the top destination outside it is Carlinville (19%, 7 miles). Employers in Shaws Point Township report 30 jobs for 167 working residents. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Illinois average is 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Shaws Point Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Shaws Point Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Shaws Point Township work
Where Shaws Point Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
What Shaws Point Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shaws Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 30. 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 Shaws Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Shaws Point Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shaws Point Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Shaws Point Township
About 30% 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 Shaws Point Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carlinville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shaws Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaws Point Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $100,938 |
| Zanesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Honey Point Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Carlinville Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Nilwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zanesville Township, Honey Point Township and Nilwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carlinville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shaws Point 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 Shaws Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shaws Point Township?
$100,938 (±$62,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shaws Point Township?
5.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shaws Point Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shaws Point Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlinville (19%, 7 mi), Springfield (15%, 34 mi), Chicago (4%, 206 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shaws Point 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 Shaws Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shaws Point 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.