With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilson Township works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Wilson Township has 5 jobs for 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Wilson Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (33%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Wilson Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Commuting out of Wilson Township: the destinations
Where Wilson Township clocks in
33% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Wilson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilson Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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 Wilson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wilson Township
of Wilson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wilson Township
About 43% 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 Wilson Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Downs Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rutledge Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wapella Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Downs Township and Wapella Township: not graded. Rutledge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilson 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 Wilson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wilson Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wilson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (33%, 9 mi), Decatur (7%, 28 mi), Oakbrook Terrace (3%, 120 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilson 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.