Sidell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 68 jobs in Sidell Township; 374 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Sidell Township itself; outside it, Danville draws the most (18%, 21 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sidell Township, in brief
Sidell Township is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Sidell Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sidell Township has about 550 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Sidell Township by day
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Sidell Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
How many miles Sidell Township commutes
About 34% 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.
Where Sidell Township goes to work
Where Sidell Township clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 35% of work in Sidell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sidell Township, 2013 → 2023: 118 → 68. 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 Sidell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Sidell Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sidell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 312 commuters (the 12% 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.
Sidell Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sidell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidell Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $65,625 |
| Jamaica Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vance Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Carroll Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Young America Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jamaica Township, Vance Township, Carroll Township and Young America Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sidell 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 Sidell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sidell Township?
$65,625 (±$18,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sidell Township?
8.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sidell Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sidell Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (18%, 21 mi), Champaign (9%, 25 mi), Urbana (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sidell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sidell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sidell 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.