Most of Bear Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 27 jobs in Bear Grove Township; 250 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bear Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Vandalia (17%, 5 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bear Grove Township, in brief
Bear Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Bear Grove Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bear Grove Township has about 310 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bear Grove Township and Vandalia trade workers both ways
Vandalia is the top workplace for Bear Grove Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Bear Grove Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Bear Grove Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (21 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Bear Grove Township
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Bear Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where Bear Grove Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bear Grove Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% of workers
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.
How long Bear Grove Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bear Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 6% 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.
30% of the jobs in Bear Grove Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bear Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 27. 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 Bear Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Bear Grove Township
About 29% 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 Bear Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Vandalia Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bear Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Grove Township | – | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Shafter Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Seminary Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Vandalia Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mulberry Grove Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 21 min | $56,901 |
| Mulberry Grove | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shafter Township, Seminary Township and Mulberry Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Vandalia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bear Grove 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 Bear Grove Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bear Grove Township?
2.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bear Grove Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bear Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (17%, 5 mi), Greenville (4%, 11 mi), Effingham (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bear Grove 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 Bear Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bear Grove 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.