Teutopolis Township has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 2,380 people commute in to work
Jobs and income earn Teutopolis Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B. Employers in Teutopolis Township report 2,675 jobs; 1,408 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Teutopolis Township
Much of Teutopolis Township works one town over
59% of working residents work in a town that borders Teutopolis Township: Effingham (39%), Teutopolis (18%) and Douglas Township (1%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Teutopolis Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Teutopolis Township makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Teutopolis Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Teutopolis Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Teutopolis Township is where the jobs are
Teutopolis Township has 2,675 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,100 people are in town, 45% more than the 2,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Teutopolis Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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.
What’s behind Teutopolis Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Teutopolis Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #205 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Teutopolis Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Teutopolis Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Time on the road from Teutopolis Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Teutopolis Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,325 commuters (the 12% 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.
In Teutopolis Township, 53% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Teutopolis Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,890 → 2,675. 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 Teutopolis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Teutopolis Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,113 residents head out to work and 295 work right here.
About 4,100 people are in Teutopolis Township on a workday afternoon, 45% more 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.
How far Teutopolis Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Who travels to work in Teutopolis Township, and from where
Where Teutopolis Township clocks in
39% of workers
3% 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.
Most trips from Teutopolis Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Teutopolis Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #488 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,513 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Teutopolis Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Teutopolis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Teutopolis Township places 631st of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 629 | Green Township OH | 3,355 | $98K | 8.4% | 0.6% | 4% | A− |
| 630 | Millville UT | 2,508 | $115K | 5.0% | 1.7% | 3% | A− |
| 631 | Teutopolis Township IL | 2,818 | $107K | 4.0% | 2.4% | 21% | A− |
| 632 | Saline Township MI | 2,735 | $103K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 633 | Newbury NH | 2,312 | $116K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Teutopolis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Teutopolis Township and its neighbors: 59% work next door
The biggest share goes to Effingham (39%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Teutopolis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Township | – | A− | B | 16 min | $106,786 |
| St. Francis Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $81,607 |
| Douglas Township | 1% | B | B+ | 14 min | $74,666 |
| Watson Township | 1% | B− | D | 18 min | $77,209 |
| Teutopolis | 18% | A | B+ | 16 min | $115,938 |
| Effingham | 39% | B− | B+ | 13 min | $72,377 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Teutopolis 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 Teutopolis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Teutopolis Township?
$106,786 (±$24,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Teutopolis Township?
4.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Teutopolis Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Teutopolis Township work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (39%, 3 mi), Teutopolis (18%, 1 mi), Springfield (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Teutopolis Township walkable?
Teutopolis Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Teutopolis Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Teutopolis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Teutopolis 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.