Photo: Tom Russo · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Wheatland Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Wheatland Township itself; outside it, Princeton draws the most (18%, 13 miles). There are 3 jobs in Wheatland Township; 66 of its residents have a job. 23% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wheatland Township
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 70 people are in Wheatland 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.
Commuting out of Wheatland Township: the destinations
Where Wheatland Township clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Wheatland Township: what the 3 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatland Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Wheatland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wheatland Township
of Wheatland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 23% 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 Wheatland Township, by distance
About 33% 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 Wheatland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Milo Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Senachwine Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Whitefield Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Arispie Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Indiantown Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Milo Township, Senachwine Township, Whitefield Township, Arispie Township and Indiantown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wheatland Township?
8.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wheatland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (18%, 13 mi), Peoria (11%, 31 mi), Peru (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatland 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.