Most of Bowdre Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. 30 jobs are based in Bowdre Township for 273 working residents. Only 3% stay in Bowdre Township for work; outside it, Champaign is the main destination (8%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bowdre Township
Bowdre Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Bowdre Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bowdre Township has about 380 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bowdre Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bowdre Township is Champaign, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (21) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Bowdre Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 273 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Bowdre Township
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Bowdre Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
How far Bowdre Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Bowdre Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bowdre Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 3% 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 Bowdre Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bowdre Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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 jobs make up 43% of work in Bowdre Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowdre Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 30. 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 Bowdre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Bowdre Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowdre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdre Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $67,321 |
| Sargent Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Camargo Township | under 3% | B | C− | 29 min | $76,791 |
| Arcola Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Seven Hickory Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Murdock Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sargent Township, Morgan Township, Seven Hickory Township and Murdock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Arcola Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowdre 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 Bowdre Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bowdre Township?
$67,321 (±$20,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowdre Township?
3.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bowdre Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bowdre Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (8%, 29 mi), Arcola (7%, 8 mi), Urbana (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bowdre Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bowdre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowdre 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.