Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Jobs and earnings in Atlanta Township, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Only 8% work in Atlanta Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (18%, 11 miles). Employers in Atlanta Township report 336 jobs; 572 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Atlanta Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in Atlanta Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Atlanta Township and Lincoln trade workers both ways
Lincoln is the top workplace for Atlanta Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Atlanta Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 572 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Atlanta Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlanta Township, 2013 → 2023: 443 → 336. 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 Atlanta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Atlanta Township commutes to
Where Atlanta Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Atlanta Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 529 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Atlanta Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Atlanta Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlanta Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 714 commuters (the 15% 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.
Atlanta Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Next door to Atlanta Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlanta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $85,329 |
| Eminence Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Oran Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mount Hope Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Waynesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| East Lincoln Township | under 2% | C | A− | 20 min | $59,344 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eminence Township, Oran Township, Mount Hope Township and Waynesville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlanta 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 Atlanta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atlanta Township?
$85,329 (±$6,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlanta Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlanta Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlanta Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (18%, 11 mi), Springfield (12%, 39 mi), Atlanta (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlanta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlanta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlanta 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.