White Oak Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. There are 100 jobs in White Oak Township, and 383 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in White Oak Township itself; outside it, Bloomington draws the most (28%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set White Oak Township apart
White Oak Township and Bloomington trade workers both ways
Bloomington is the top workplace for White Oak Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in White Oak Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White Oak Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in White Oak Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White Oak Township has about 660 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 383 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where White Oak Township goes to work
Where White Oak Township clocks in
28% of workers
20% 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.
The daily flow of workers through White Oak Township
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in White Oak Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
100 jobs are based in White Oak Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Oak Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 100. 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 White Oak Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From White Oak Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Oak Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 15% 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.
How many miles White Oak Township commutes
About 23% 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 White Oak Township
The biggest share goes to Dry Grove Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Oak Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $88,750 |
| Kansas Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Dry Grove Township | 2% | A | C | 28 min | $117,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kansas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Oak 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 White Oak Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Oak Township?
$88,750 (±$25,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Oak Township?
3.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Oak Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Oak Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (28%, 11 mi), Normal (20%, 8 mi), Allin Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Oak Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Oak Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Oak 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.