Most of Symmes Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
8% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Employers in Symmes Township report 69 jobs, against 355 working residents. Hardly any work in Symmes Township; the top destination outside it is Paris (28%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Symmes Township
Symmes Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Symmes Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Symmes Township has about 660 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Symmes Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Symmes Township and Paris trade workers both ways
Paris is the top workplace for Symmes Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Symmes Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Symmes Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Symmes Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 13 minutes to work from Symmes Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Symmes Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 461 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where Symmes Township’s working residents head each day
Where Symmes Township clocks in
28% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Symmes Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Symmes Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 69. 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 Symmes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Symmes Township’s workers travel
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Symmes Township
The biggest share goes to Paris Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Symmes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symmes Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $99,722 |
| Paris Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Grandview Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Elbridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Stratton Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paris Township: not graded. Grandview Township, Elbridge Township, Douglas Township and Stratton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Symmes 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 Symmes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Symmes Township?
$99,722 (±$38,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Symmes Township?
0.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Symmes Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Symmes Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (28%, 6 mi), Terre Haute (8%, 18 mi), Mattoon (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Symmes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Symmes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Symmes 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.