Ustick Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. 15 jobs are based in Ustick Township, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ustick Township for work; outside it, Morrison is the main destination (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Ustick Township stands out on work
Ustick Township is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Ustick Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ustick Township has about 320 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Ustick Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Ustick Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 26 minutes). Next door ↓
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 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Ustick Township
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Ustick Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Getting to work from Ustick Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ustick Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 191 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where Ustick Township goes to work
Where Ustick Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Ustick Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ustick Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 15. 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 Ustick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Ustick Township goes to work
About 22% 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 Ustick Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ustick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ustick Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $101,083 |
| Union Grove Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 20 min | $106,250 |
| Fulton Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 17 min | $48,878 |
| Clyde Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clyde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ustick 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 Ustick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ustick Township?
$101,083 (±$43,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ustick Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ustick Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ustick Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morrison (14%, 6 mi), Clinton (14%, 11 mi), Fulton (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ustick Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ustick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ustick 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.