Most of West Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16 jobs are based in West Township for 113 working residents. Hardly any work in West Township itself; outside it, Bloomington draws the most (29%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in West Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The towns that employ West Township’s residents
Where West Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in West Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 16. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for West Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Township
About 24% 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.
The towns around West Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $130,375 |
| Empire Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $87,896 |
| Bellflower Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Santa Anna Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $72,917 |
| Arrowsmith Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bellflower Township and Arrowsmith Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Township?
$130,375 (±$23,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (29%, 21 mi), Normal (11%, 23 mi), Le Roy (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West 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.