Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Willow Hill Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Willow Hill Township itself; outside it, Newton draws the most (19%, 8 miles). Employers in Willow Hill Township report 51 jobs; 268 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Willow Hill Township: the gist
Willow Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Willow Hill Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Willow Hill Township has about 290 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Willow Hill Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Willow Hill Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Willow Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where Willow Hill Township’s working residents head each day
Where Willow Hill Township clocks in
19% of workers
14% of workers
3% 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.
Making and building: 41% of jobs based in Willow Hill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 51. 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 Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Willow Hill Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 11% 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 Willow Hill Township, by distance
About 20% 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 Hill Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Fox Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Hill Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $80,417 |
| Ste. Marie Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hunt City Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Oblong Township | under 3% | C | B− | 16 min | $59,063 |
| Wade Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $64,167 |
| Fox Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ste. Marie Township, Hunt City Township and Fox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Hill 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 Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Hill Township?
$80,417 (±$72,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Hill Township?
25.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Hill Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (19%, 8 mi), Effingham (14%, 30 mi), Robinson (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willow Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Hill 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.