Photo: Nyttend · Public domainXenia Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 2% work in Xenia Township; the top destination outside it is Flora (32%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Xenia Township stands out on work
Fewer jobs are based in Xenia Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Xenia Township fell from 412 in 2014 to 154 in 2024, −63%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Xenia Township and Flora trade workers both ways
Flora is the top workplace for Xenia Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Xenia Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Xenia Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 43 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Xenia Township
154 jobs are based in Xenia Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Xenia Township, 2014 → 2024: 412 → 154. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Xenia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Xenia Township to work: where people go
Where Xenia Township clocks in
32% 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Xenia Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Xenia Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 6% 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.
Xenia Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Xenia Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Xenia Township, by distance
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Xenia Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Xenia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenia Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $65,179 |
| Songer Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Iuka Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Garden Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Harter Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Songer Township, Iuka Township and Garden Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Xenia 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 2024, 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 Xenia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Xenia Township?
$65,179 (±$20,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Xenia Township?
7.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Xenia Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Xenia Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (32%, 10 mi), Clay City (5%, 16 mi), Salem (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Xenia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Xenia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Xenia Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.