Jobs, income and commuting in Auburn Township, IL
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Only 2% work in Auburn Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Auburn Township by day
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
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 towns that employ Auburn Township’s residents
Where Auburn Township clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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 93% of work in Auburn Township
97 jobs are based in Auburn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Auburn Township, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 97. 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 Auburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Auburn Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Auburn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 3% 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.
How many miles Auburn Township commutes
About 29% 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.
Auburn Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Auburn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $73,403 |
| Martinsville Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 24 min | $67,083 |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Dolson Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Anderson Township and Dolson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Marshall Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Auburn 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 Auburn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Auburn Township?
$73,403 (±$72,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Auburn Township?
20.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Auburn Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Auburn Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (21%, 6 mi), Terre Haute (11%, 24 mi), Casey (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Auburn 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 Auburn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn 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.