Most of Tompkins Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 39 jobs in Tompkins Township, and 393 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Tompkins Township; the top destination outside it is Monmouth (23%, 6 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Tompkins Township, in brief
Tompkins Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Tompkins Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tompkins Township has about 500 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
Commutes from Tompkins Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 393 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Tompkins Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 387 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Tompkins Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 in the region Tompkins Township works
About 33% 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.
Getting to work from Tompkins Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tompkins Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 467 commuters (the 5% 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.
The towns that employ Tompkins Township’s residents
Where Tompkins Township clocks in
23% of workers
11% 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.
What Tompkins Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tompkins Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 39. 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 Tompkins Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Tompkins Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tompkins Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $82,083 |
| Lenox Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Ellison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Biggsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hale Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Monmouth Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lenox Township, Ellison Township, Biggsville Township and Hale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Monmouth Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tompkins 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 Tompkins Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tompkins Township?
$82,083 (±$16,156) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tompkins Township?
8.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tompkins Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tompkins Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monmouth (23%, 6 mi), Galesburg (11%, 19 mi), Peoria (7%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tompkins 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 Tompkins Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tompkins 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.