With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitefield Township works elsewhere
There are 4 jobs in Whitefield Township; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Whitefield Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (16%, 25 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Whitefield Township by day
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Whitefield Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 places Whitefield Township commutes to
Where Whitefield Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
75% of the jobs in Whitefield Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitefield Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 4. 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 Whitefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Whitefield 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 Whitefield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 5% 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 Whitefield Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Whitefield Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $79,375 |
| Saratoga Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Steuben Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $66,477 |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Saratoga Township and Wheatland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Henry Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitefield 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 Whitefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Whitefield Township?
$79,375 (±$13,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitefield Township?
26.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitefield Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitefield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (16%, 25 mi), Henry (6%, 6 mi), Lacon (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whitefield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitefield 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.