With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Audubon Township works elsewhere
Employers in Audubon Township report 25 jobs, and 191 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Audubon Township itself; outside it, Nokomis draws the most (20%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 8% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Audubon Township
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Audubon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Audubon Township: the destinations
Where Audubon Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
88% of the jobs in Audubon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Audubon Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 25. 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 Audubon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Audubon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Audubon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 8% 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 far Audubon Township goes to work
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.
Audubon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nokomis Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Audubon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $60,972 |
| Hurricane Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Oconee Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Nokomis Township | 3% | C+ | B | 26 min | $63,167 |
| Rosamond Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hurricane Township, Oconee Township and Rosamond Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Audubon 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 Audubon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Audubon Township?
$60,972 (±$31,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Audubon Township?
12.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Audubon Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Audubon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nokomis (20%, 5 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 16 mi), Pana (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Audubon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Audubon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Audubon 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.