For about half of its working residents, Austin Township is a commute to Decatur
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Austin Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (50%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Austin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Austin Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Where the trip to work from Austin Township ends
Where Austin Township clocks in
4% 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.
Austin Township works in goods: 41% of its jobs
29 jobs are based in Austin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Austin Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 29. 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 Austin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Austin Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Austin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 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.
Where in the region Austin Township works
About 21% 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 Austin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Austin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $156,250 |
| Maroa Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Laenna Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Illini Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $98,594 |
| Tunbridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maroa Township: not graded. Laenna Township and Tunbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Austin 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 Austin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Austin Township?
$156,250 (±$82,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Austin Township?
8.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Austin Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Austin Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Austin 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 Austin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Austin 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.