Bois D'Arc Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 147 jobs in Bois D'Arc Township; 345 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Bois D'Arc Township itself; outside it, Raymond draws the most (8%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 26 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bois D'Arc Township, in a few figures
Near or far: the trip to work from Bois D'Arc Township
About 33% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Bois D'Arc Township
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Bois D'Arc Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Bois D'Arc Township goes to work
Where Bois D'Arc Township clocks in
6% 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.
In Bois D'Arc Township, 56% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bois D'Arc Township, 2013 → 2023: 180 → 147. 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 Bois D'Arc Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bois D'Arc Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bois D'Arc Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 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.
The towns around Bois D'Arc Township
The biggest share goes to Farmersville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bois D'Arc Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois D'Arc Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $77,063 |
| King Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Pitman Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Harvel Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Farmersville | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Divernon Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $76,971 |
| Virden Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. King Township, Pitman Township, Harvel Township and Farmersville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pawnee Township and Virden Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bois D'Arc 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 Bois D'Arc Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bois D'Arc Township?
$77,063 (±$27,792) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bois D'Arc Township?
5.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bois D'Arc Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bois D'Arc Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raymond (8%, 12 mi), Litchfield (8%, 22 mi), Springfield (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bois D'Arc 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 Bois D'Arc Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bois D'Arc 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.