Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAsbury Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5 jobs are based in Asbury Township; 47 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Asbury Township for work; outside it, Carmi is the main destination (6%, 14 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Asbury Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Asbury Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 the trip to work from Asbury Township ends
Where Asbury Township clocks in
6% 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.
Most jobs in Asbury Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Asbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Asbury Township
of Asbury Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 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 Asbury Township
About 26% 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.
How Asbury Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Asbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Township | – | — | — | — | $174,012 |
| Heralds Prairie Township | under 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ridgway Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| New Haven Township | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Omaha Township | under 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Heralds Prairie Township, Ridgway Township, New Haven Township and Omaha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Asbury 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 Asbury Township: questions
What is the median household income in Asbury Township?
$174,012 (±$17,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Asbury Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Asbury Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (6%, 14 mi), Evansville (6%, 37 mi), Black Township (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Asbury 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 Asbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Asbury 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.