Where West Jersey Township earns its living
Employers in West Jersey Township report 147 jobs; 99 of its residents have a job. 28% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in West Jersey Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (19%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Jersey Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in West Jersey Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 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.
Commuting out of West Jersey Township: the destinations
Where West Jersey Township clocks in
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.
79% of the jobs in West Jersey Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Jersey Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 147. 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 West Jersey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in West Jersey Township
of West Jersey Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 28% 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 commute from West Jersey Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
How West Jersey Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Jersey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jersey Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Goshen Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Essex Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Millbrook Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Victoria Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goshen Township, Essex Township, Millbrook 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 West Jersey 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 West Jersey Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in West Jersey Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in West Jersey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (19%, 24 mi), Toulon (6%, 6 mi), Wyoming (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Jersey 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 West Jersey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Jersey 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.