How South Muddy Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any work in South Muddy Township; the top destination outside it is Newton (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
South Muddy Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in South Muddy Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where South Muddy Township’s working residents head each day
Where South Muddy Township clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
80% of the jobs in South Muddy Township pay over $3,333 a month
91 jobs are based in South Muddy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Muddy Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 91. 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 Muddy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in South Muddy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Muddy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 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.
Half of South Muddy Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 22% 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.
South Muddy Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Muddy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Muddy Township | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Smallwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| North Muddy Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Pixley Township | under 3% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Bible Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smallwood Township, North Muddy Township, Pixley Township and Bible Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Muddy 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 Muddy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in South Muddy Township?
9.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Muddy Township?
24 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 Muddy Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (16%, 9 mi), Effingham (11%, 19 mi), Teutopolis (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Muddy 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 Muddy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Muddy 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.