Bainbridge Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Employers in Bainbridge Township report 13 jobs, against 232 working residents. Hardly any work in Bainbridge Township itself; outside it, Rushville draws the most (16%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bainbridge Township apart
Bainbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Bainbridge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bainbridge Township has about 340 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bainbridge Township and Rushville trade workers both ways
Rushville is the top workplace for Bainbridge Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Bainbridge Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Bainbridge Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 20 minutes). Next door ↓
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 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Bainbridge Township
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Bainbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Out of Bainbridge Township to work: where people go
Where Bainbridge Township clocks in
16% of workers
10% 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.
Bainbridge Township works in goods: 69% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bainbridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 13. 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 Bainbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bainbridge Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bainbridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 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.
The commute from Bainbridge Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
Bainbridge Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bainbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,750 |
| Cooperstown Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Woodstock Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Beardstown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Rushville Township | under 2% | D | A− | 17 min | $53,993 |
| Frederick Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cooperstown Township, Woodstock Township and Frederick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Beardstown Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bainbridge 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 Bainbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bainbridge Township?
$68,750 (±$30,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bainbridge Township?
8.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bainbridge Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bainbridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (16%, 6 mi), Mount Sterling (10%, 14 mi), Beardstown (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bainbridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bainbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bainbridge 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.