With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Birmingham Township works elsewhere
For 51% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Birmingham Township has 6 jobs; 57 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Birmingham Township for work; outside it, Rushville is the main destination (12%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Birmingham Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 75 people are in Birmingham 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.
Commuting out of Birmingham Township: the destinations
Where Birmingham Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 67% of work in Birmingham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birmingham Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 6. 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 Birmingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Birmingham Township
of Birmingham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 51% 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 Birmingham Township
About 35% 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 Birmingham Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birmingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Brooklyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Huntsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Augusta Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lamoine Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brooklyn Township, Huntsville Township, Augusta Township and Lamoine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birmingham 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Birmingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birmingham Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birmingham Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Birmingham Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (12%, 17 mi), Mount Sterling (11%, 18 mi), Macomb (11%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birmingham 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 Birmingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birmingham 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.