Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Banner Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 31 jobs in Banner Township; 108 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Banner Township; the top destination outside it is Canton (27%, 6 miles). At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Banner Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Banner Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Banner Township’s working residents head each day
Where Banner Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Banner Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Banner Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 31. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Banner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Banner Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Banner Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 2% 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 Banner Township, by distance
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Banner Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Banner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $99,500 |
| Spring Lake Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $86,685 |
| Orion Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $69,432 |
| Buckheart Township | under 2% | C− | C | 26 min | $61,161 |
| Liverpool Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Timber Township | under 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $73,730 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liverpool Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Banner 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 2024, 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 Banner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Banner Township?
$99,500 (±$29,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Banner Township?
33.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Banner Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Banner Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (27%, 6 mi), Peoria (13%, 24 mi), Lewistown (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Banner 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 Banner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Banner Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.