Work and commuting in Augusta Township
5% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Only 6% work in Augusta Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (13%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Augusta Township apart
Fewer jobs are based in Augusta Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Augusta Township fell from 399 in 2013 to 170 in 2023, −57%. 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 ↓
Augusta Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Augusta Township is Macomb, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (38) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What work there is in Augusta Township: 170 jobs
170 jobs are based in Augusta Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Augusta Township, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 170. 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 Augusta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Augusta Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Augusta Township
On a workday 272 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Augusta Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Out of Augusta Township to work: where people go
Where Augusta Township clocks in
11% 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Augusta Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Augusta Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 commuters (the 5% 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.
Work in the towns next to Augusta Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Augusta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $44,500 |
| Birmingham Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| St. Mary Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Northeast Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birmingham Township, Chili Township and St. Mary Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Northeast Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Augusta 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 Augusta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Augusta Township?
$44,500 (±$11,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Augusta Township?
21.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Augusta Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Augusta Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (13%, 22 mi), Carthage (11%, 15 mi), Augusta (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Augusta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Augusta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Augusta 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.