Unemployment in Bishop Township (3.3%) is lower than in 65% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Bishop Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B). Only 7% stay in Bishop Township for work; outside it, Effingham is the main destination (38%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bishop Township
38% of Bishop Township works in Effingham
320 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Effingham, 9 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Bishop Township itself. The commute map ↓
Bishop Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bishop Township went from 391 in 2013 to 554 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Bishop Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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 842 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Bishop Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Bishop Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bishop Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The towns that employ Bishop Township’s residents
Where Bishop Township clocks in
38% 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 the 554 jobs in Bishop Township are
554 jobs are based in Bishop Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bishop Township, 2013 → 2023: 391 → 554. 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 Bishop Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bishop Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bishop Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 834 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.
Bishop Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 783 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 495 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Bishop Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bishop Township
About 26% 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.
Most of Bishop Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 987 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of Bishop Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bishop Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bishop Township is 2,094th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 34 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,092 | Hillsboro ND | 1,648 | $81K | 6.9% | 1.7% | 34% | B− |
| 2,093 | Culver OR | 1,689 | $91K | 6.8% | 3.9% | 6% | B− |
| 2,094 | Bishop Township IL | 1,683 | $84K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 7% | B− |
| 2,095 | Greenfield Township IN | 1,363 | $65K | 3.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 2,096 | Marengo Township MI | 2,231 | $85K | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bishop Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bishop Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Watson Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bishop Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Township | – | B− | B | 23 min | $84,231 |
| St. Francis Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $81,607 |
| Watson Township | 4% | B− | D | 18 min | $77,209 |
| North Muddy Township | under 1% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Lucas Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Muddy Township and Lucas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bishop 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 Bishop Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bishop Township?
$84,231 (±$14,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bishop Township?
8.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bishop Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bishop Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (38%, 9 mi), Teutopolis (10%, 7 mi), Dieterich (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bishop Township walkable?
Bishop Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bishop Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bishop Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bishop 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.