Stockland Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Stockland Township report 35 jobs; 100 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Stockland Township itself; outside it, Watseka draws the most (12%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 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 Stockland Township
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Stockland 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 the trip to work from Stockland Township ends
Where Stockland Township clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Stockland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockland Township, 2014 → 2024: 86 → 35. 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 Stockland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stockland Township
of Stockland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 32% 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 many miles Stockland Township commutes
About 42% 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.
How Stockland Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockland Township | – | — | — | — | $75,511 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,750 |
| Prairie Green Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sheldon Township | under 2% | D− | C | 20 min | $47,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockland 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 Stockland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stockland Township?
$75,511 (±$43,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockland Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stockland Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (12%, 12 mi), Milford (5%, 6 mi), Urbana (5%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stockland 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 Stockland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockland 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.