Photo: Kenrossalex · CC BY-SA 4.0Bernadotte Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 7 jobs in Bernadotte Township for 104 working residents. Hardly any work in Bernadotte Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (18%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bernadotte Township
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Bernadotte Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 people from Bernadotte Township work
Where Bernadotte Township clocks in
5% 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.
What Bernadotte Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bernadotte Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 7. 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 Bernadotte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 40 minutes to work from Bernadotte Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bernadotte Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bernadotte Township
About 22% 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.
Bernadotte Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bernadotte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadotte Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $108,393 |
| Farmers Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lewistown Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 35 min | $69,034 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | — | — | 57 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Putman Township | under 2% | C− | B | 31 min | $66,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Farmers Township, Cass Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bernadotte 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 Bernadotte Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bernadotte Township?
$108,393 (±$28,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bernadotte Township?
21.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bernadotte Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bernadotte Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (18%, 22 mi), Peoria (6%, 42 mi), Canton (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bernadotte 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 Bernadotte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bernadotte 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.