Bond Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Bond Township for work; outside it, Lawrenceville is the main destination (11%, 6 miles). There are 27 jobs in Bond Township; 222 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bond Township
Bond Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Bond Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bond Township has about 340 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Bond 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 ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Bond Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (19 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Bond Township by day
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Bond Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
From Bond Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bond Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 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 Bond Township goes to work
Where Bond Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 70% of the jobs in Bond Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bond Township, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 27. 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 Bond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Bond 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.
Around Bond Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lawrence Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $106,579 |
| Lawrence Township | 5% | D | A− | 22 min | $50,291 |
| Russell Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 23 min | $93,250 |
| Petty Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Russell Township and Petty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bond 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 Bond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bond Township?
$106,579 (±$43,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bond Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bond Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bond Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceville (11%, 6 mi), Vincennes (10%, 14 mi), Robinson (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bond Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bond 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.