Spring Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Spring Creek Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (25%, 11 miles). 41 jobs are based in Spring Creek Township, and 207 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Spring Creek Township: the gist
Spring Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Spring Creek Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Creek Township has about 300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spring Creek Township and Pittsfield trade workers both ways
Pittsfield is the top workplace for Spring Creek Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Spring Creek Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Spring Creek Township
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Spring Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where the trip to work from Spring Creek Township ends
Where Spring Creek Township clocks in
25% of workers
7% 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.
How far it is to work from Spring Creek Township
About 32% 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.
Spring Creek Township works in goods: 78% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 41. 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 Spring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Spring Creek Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 4% 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.
Next door to Spring Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,750 |
| Hardin Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pearl Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Pleasant Hill Township | under 2% | D | C | 26 min | $56,538 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hardin Township and Pearl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Creek Township?
$68,750 (±$17,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Creek Township?
13.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Creek Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (25%, 11 mi), Springfield (7%, 63 mi), Quincy (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Creek 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.