Southwest Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Southwest Township itself; outside it, Robinson draws the most (30%, 12 miles). Southwest Township has 7 jobs, and 33 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Southwest Township
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Southwest Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Southwest Township goes to work
Where Southwest Township clocks in
30% of workers
6% 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.
Southwest Township works in goods: 86% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Southwest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Southwest Township
of Southwest Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 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 Southwest Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Southwest Township
The biggest share goes to Martin Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southwest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Township | 6% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Petty Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Ste. Marie Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 4% | C+ | D | 23 min | $93,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Martin Township, Petty Township and Ste. Marie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Southwest 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 Southwest Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Southwest Township?
28.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Southwest Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Robinson (30%, 12 mi), Allison Township (6%, 18 mi), Robinson Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Southwest Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Southwest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southwest 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.