Robert Allerton Estate · Photo: D. Finnigan · CC BY-SA 3.0Willow Branch Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Willow Branch Township has 42 jobs, against 416 working residents. Hardly any stay in Willow Branch Township for work; outside it, Decatur is the main destination (20%, 16 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Willow Branch Township, in a few figures
Willow Branch Township is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Willow Branch Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Willow Branch Township has about 590 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Willow Branch Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Willow Branch Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 416 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Willow Branch Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 412 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Willow Branch Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Willow Branch Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Branch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 375 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where the trip to work from Willow Branch Township ends
Where Willow Branch Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 38% of Willow Branch Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Branch Township, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 42. 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 Willow Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Willow Branch Township commutes
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.
Willow Branch Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Branch Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $88,929 |
| Friends Creek Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 25 min | $89,766 |
| Monticello Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Goose Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cerro Gordo Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $86,193 |
| Oakley Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Nixon Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bement Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monticello Township and Bement Township: not graded. Goose Creek Township, Oakley Township and Nixon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Branch 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 Willow Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Branch Township?
$88,929 (±$17,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Branch Township?
3.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Branch Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Branch Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (20%, 16 mi), Champaign (11%, 23 mi), Monticello (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Branch 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 Willow Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Branch 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.