Bolo Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Bolo Township report 8 jobs, against 203 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bolo Township for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (21%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bolo Township
Bolo Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Bolo Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bolo Township has about 200 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Bolo Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bolo Township
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Bolo Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Bolo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bolo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bolo Township ends
Where Bolo Township clocks in
21% of workers
12% of workers
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.
Bolo Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bolo Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 8. 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 Bolo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Bolo Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 22% 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 towns around Bolo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bolo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolo Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $97,643 |
| Pilot Knob Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Du Bois Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Beaucoup Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pilot Knob Township, Du Bois Township and Beaucoup Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bolo 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 Bolo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bolo Township?
$97,643 (±$31,081) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bolo Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bolo Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bolo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (21%, 8 mi), Mount Vernon (12%, 22 mi), St. Louis (3%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bolo 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 Bolo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bolo 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.