With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of South Ross Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. There are 196 jobs in South Ross Township; 440 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in South Ross Township for work; outside it, Danville is the main destination (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in South Ross Township
Where in the region South Ross Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who commutes out of South Ross Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 433 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in South Ross Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Commuting out of South Ross Township: the destinations
Where South Ross Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 87% of the jobs in South Ross Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Ross Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 196. 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 Ross Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long South Ross Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Ross Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 436 commuters (the 10% 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 Ross Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Ross Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ross Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $78,977 |
| Ross Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 23 min | $64,167 |
| Newell Township | 2% | C− | C | 16 min | $61,458 |
| Middlefork Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 31 min | $78,750 |
| Blount Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $110,451 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newell Township. Darker towns draw more of South Ross 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 Ross Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Ross Township?
$78,977 (±$17,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Ross Township?
9.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Ross Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Ross Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (21%, 11 mi), Champaign (9%, 35 mi), Chicago (5%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Ross Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Ross Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Ross 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.