For about two in five of its working residents, Somer Township is a commute to Champaign
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Only 1% work in Somer Township; the top destination outside it is Champaign (40%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Somer Township at work: what stands out
Somer Township is where the jobs are
Somer Township has 626 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Most Somer Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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 404 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Somer Township
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 621 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Somer Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Somer Township
About 19% 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 Somer Township’s workers come from
Where Somer Township clocks in
40% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 49% of Somer Township’s jobs are in goods
626 jobs are based in Somer Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Somer Township, 2013 → 2023: 663 → 626. 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 Somer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Somer Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 commuters (the 6% 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.
Somer Township and its neighbors: 53% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Somer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somer Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $103,793 |
| Urbana | 13% | C+ | A+ | 14 min | $45,346 |
| Cunningham Township | under 1% | C+ | A+ | 14 min | $45,346 |
| Champaign | 40% | B | A+ | 15 min | $56,118 |
| Champaign City Township | under 1% | B | A+ | 15 min | $56,118 |
| Hensley Township | under 1% | A− | C+ | 13 min | $108,081 |
| Urbana Township | under 1% | B− | A− | 16 min | $62,905 |
| Stanton Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rantoul Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stanton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Rantoul Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Champaign. Darker towns draw more of Somer 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 Somer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Somer Township?
$103,793 (±$55,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Somer Township?
18.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Somer Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Somer Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Somer 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 Somer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Somer 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.