Bald Hill Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 85 jobs are based in Bald Hill Township, and 351 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Bald Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Vernon (38%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bald Hill Township: the figures worth knowing
38% of Bald Hill Township works in Mount Vernon
135 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Mount Vernon, 14 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Bald Hill Township itself. The commute map ↓
Bald Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Bald Hill Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bald Hill Township has about 520 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Bald Hill Township to work: where people go
Where Bald Hill Township clocks in
38% of workers
3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Bald Hill Township
On a workday 341 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Bald Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
What Bald Hill Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bald Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 85. 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 Bald Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bald Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 15% 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 Bald Hill Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
How Bald Hill Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bald Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $98,750 |
| Blissville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Elk Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Goode Township | under 2% | D | C | 33 min | $59,420 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blissville Township and Elk Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bald Hill 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 Bald Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bald Hill Township?
$98,750 (±$21,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bald Hill Township?
4.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bald Hill Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bald Hill Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (38%, 14 mi), Waltonville (3%, 4 mi), Nashville (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bald Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bald Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bald Hill 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.