South Crouch Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in South Crouch Township for work; outside it, Mount Vernon is the main destination (26%, 24 miles). 11 jobs are based in South Crouch Township, against 93 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes South Crouch Township
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in South Crouch Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 South Crouch Township to work: where people go
Where South Crouch Township clocks in
26% of workers
14% 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.
Making and building: 91% of jobs based in South Crouch Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Crouch Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 11. 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 South Crouch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in South Crouch Township
of South Crouch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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.
South Crouch Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
South Crouch Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Crouch Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Crouch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Crouch Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Crouch Township | 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Dahlgren Township | 4% | C | D | 26 min | $66,641 |
| Beaver Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| McLeansboro Township | under 3% | C | B+ | 25 min | $52,809 |
Same-state neighbors only. Crouch Township and Beaver Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Crouch 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 South Crouch Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in South Crouch Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in South Crouch Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (26%, 24 mi), McLeansboro (14%, 6 mi), Crouch Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Crouch 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 South Crouch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Crouch 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.