Most of Blair Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Blair Township for work; outside it, Effingham is the main destination (19%, 17 miles). 62 jobs are based in Blair Township, and 245 of its residents work somewhere. 7% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Blair Township in brief
How many people are in Blair Township by day
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Blair Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Blair Township’s working residents head each day
Where Blair Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Blair Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blair Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 62. 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 Blair Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Blair Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blair Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Blair Township goes to work
About 23% 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 Blair Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blair Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $61,964 |
| Louisville Township | under 2% | D | C− | 21 min | $55,288 |
| Larkinsburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bible Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Larkinsburg Township, Union Township, Bible Grove Township and Oskaloosa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blair 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 Blair Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blair Township?
$61,964 (±$12,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blair Township?
18.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blair Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blair Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (19%, 17 mi), Flora (9%, 14 mi), Louisville (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blair 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 Blair Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blair 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.