Tonti Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 75 jobs in Tonti Township, against 422 working residents. Only 1% stay in Tonti Township for work; outside it, Salem is the main destination (21%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Tonti Township, in brief
Tonti Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Tonti Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Tonti Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Tonti Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Tonti Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tonti Township has about 630 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Tonti Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 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 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Tonti Township ends
Where Tonti Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Who commutes out of Tonti Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Tonti 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.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Tonti Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tonti Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 619 commuters (the <1% 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 Tonti Township, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tonti Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 75. 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 Tonti Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Tonti Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Next door to Tonti Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tonti Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonti Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $70,130 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 15 min | $64,865 |
| Carrigan Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Foster Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Alma Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carrigan Township, Foster Township and Alma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tonti 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 Tonti Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tonti Township?
$70,130 (±$6,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tonti Township?
14.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tonti Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tonti Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (21%, 4 mi), Centralia (9%, 14 mi), Mount Vernon (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tonti Township without a car?
0% 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 Tonti Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tonti 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.