Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Willow Hill has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Willow Hill has 16 jobs; 105 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Willow Hill; the top destination outside it is Newton (23%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Willow Hill by day
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 78 people are in Willow Hill on a workday afternoon, 53% 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.
Out of Willow Hill to work: where people go
Where Willow Hill clocks in
23% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Willow Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Hill, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 16. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Willow Hill
About 21% 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.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Hill?
$36,591 (±$33,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Hill?
40.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Hill?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Hill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (23%, 8 mi), Effingham (13%, 30 mi), Robinson (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willow Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Hill
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.