With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of South Hurricane Township works elsewhere
There are 13 jobs in South Hurricane Township; 99 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in South Hurricane Township for work; outside it, Vandalia is the main destination (19%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
South Hurricane Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in South Hurricane Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places South Hurricane Township commutes to
Where South Hurricane Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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.
South Hurricane Township makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Hurricane Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 13. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Hurricane Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from South Hurricane Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Hurricane Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 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 South Hurricane Township goes to work
About 40% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around South Hurricane Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Hurricane Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hurricane Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $60,500 |
| Hurricane Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fillmore Consolidated Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Shafter Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ramsey Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 31 min | $55,357 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hurricane Township, Fillmore Consolidated Township and Shafter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Hurricane 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 2024, 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 Hurricane Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Hurricane Township?
$60,500 (±$22,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Hurricane Township?
23.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Hurricane Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Hurricane Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (19%, 11 mi), Ramsey (6%, 5 mi), Springfield (5%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Hurricane 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 Hurricane Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Hurricane Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.