Most of Truro Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Truro Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (16%, 25 miles). Employers in Truro Township report 78 jobs, against 385 working residents. 9% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Truro Township, in brief
Truro Township is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Truro Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Truro Township has about 520 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Truro Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Truro Township is Peoria, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (61) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Truro Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Truro Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 376 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Truro Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Half of Truro Township commutes less than 27 miles
About 25% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Truro Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Truro Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 367 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.
The towns that employ Truro Township’s residents
Where Truro Township clocks in
15% 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.
Jobs in Truro Township: what the 78 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Truro Township, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 78. 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 Truro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Truro Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Truro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $86,417 |
| Persifer Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $73,906 |
| Millbrook Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elba Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Victoria Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millbrook Township, Elba Township and Victoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Truro 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 Truro Township: questions
What is the median household income in Truro Township?
$86,417 (±$14,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Truro Township?
7.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Truro Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Truro Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (16%, 25 mi), Galesburg (15%, 18 mi), Canton (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Truro 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 Truro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Truro 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.