Blue Mound Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Blue Mound Township has 52 jobs, and 301 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Blue Mound Township itself; outside it, Decatur draws the most (43%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Blue Mound Township: the gist
43% of Blue Mound Township works in Decatur
130 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Decatur, 10 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Blue Mound Township itself. The commute map ↓
Blue Mound Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Blue Mound Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blue Mound Township has about 530 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Blue Mound Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Blue Mound Township work
Where Blue Mound Township clocks in
3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Blue Mound Township
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Blue Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Blue Mound Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Mound Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 375 commuters (the 1% 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.
Jobs in Blue Mound Township: what the 52 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Mound Township, 2014 → 2024: 65 → 52. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Blue Mound Township works
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Blue Mound Township
The biggest share goes to Pleasant View Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $77,083 |
| Harristown Township | under 2% | B− | D | 21 min | $76,518 |
| Pleasant View Township | 2% | B− | B− | 29 min | $71,908 |
| South Wheatland Township | under 2% | A− | D | 21 min | $94,427 |
| Mosquito Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mosquito Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Mound 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 2024, 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 Blue Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Mound Township?
$77,083 (±$36,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Mound Township?
3.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Mound Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Mound Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (43%, 10 mi), Macon (4%, 7 mi), Chicago (3%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Mound Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.