West Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. 18 jobs are based in West Township for 218 working residents. Hardly any work in West Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (27%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets West Township apart on work
West Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in West Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Township has about 230 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of West Township works from home
25% of West Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of West Township
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in West Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
How long West Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 135 commuters (the 25% 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.
Out of West Township to work: where people go
Where West Township clocks in
27% 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.
West Township works in goods: 72% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 18. 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.
How far it is to work from West Township
About 26% 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
The biggest share goes to Mound Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $95,875 |
| Mason Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $77,639 |
| La Clede Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Mound Township | 4% | B | B+ | 21 min | $75,313 |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Lone Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Clede Township, Wheatland Township and Lone Grove 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?
$95,875 (±$43,760) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Township?
2.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (27%, 16 mi), Altamont (17%, 7 mi), Mound Township (4%, 6 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.