Henry Ahrens House · Photo: Esvobod2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Tuscola Township, IL
Home is the office for 3% of workers (Illinois 16%). About one in five work in Tuscola Township itself; outside it, Tuscola draws the most (16%, 1 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Tuscola Township: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Tuscola Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Tuscola Township and Tuscola trade workers both ways
Tuscola is the top workplace for Tuscola Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Tuscola Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Tuscola Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Tuscola Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tuscola Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,733 commuters (the 3% 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 Tuscola Township’s residents
Where Tuscola Township clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
In and out of Tuscola Township on a workday
On a workday 1,878 residents head out to work, 417 work right here, and 1,482 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Tuscola Township: what the 1,899 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tuscola Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,877 → 1,899. 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 Tuscola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Tuscola Township commutes less than 21 miles
About 19% 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 Tuscola Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tuscola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $76,538 |
| Arcola Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Garrett Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 20 min | $69,643 |
| Camargo Township | under 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $76,791 |
| Pesotum Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arcola Township: not graded. Pesotum Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tuscola 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 Tuscola Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tuscola Township?
$76,538 (±$10,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tuscola Township?
7.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tuscola Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tuscola Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tuscola (16%, 1 mi), Champaign (11%, 21 mi), Urbana (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tuscola 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 Tuscola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tuscola 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.