Work, pay and getting to work in Bowling Green Township
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Bowling Green Township; the top destination outside it is Vandalia (10%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bowling Green Township
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Bowling Green Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Bowling Green Township: the destinations
Where Bowling Green Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
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.
From Bowling Green Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bowling Green Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 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.
Half of Bowling Green Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 34% 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.
Next door to Bowling Green Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowling Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $63,553 |
| Loudon Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Carson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Herrick Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Dry Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loudon Township, Carson Township, Herrick Township and Dry Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bowling Green Township?
$63,553 (±$3,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowling Green Township?
8.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bowling Green Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bowling Green Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (10%, 18 mi), Effingham (10%, 22 mi), Brownstown (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowling Green 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.