Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bridgeport Township works elsewhere
There are 298 jobs in Bridgeport Township, against 916 working residents. Bridgeport Township grades D− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bridgeport Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Bridgeport Township workers cross into Indiana
30% of Bridgeport Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Vincennes (10%), Vincennes Township (3%) and Patoka Township (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Bridgeport Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Bridgeport Township fell from 549 in 2014 to 298 in 2024, −46%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Bridgeport Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 916 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Bridgeport Township
On income, poverty and job access, Bridgeport Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bridgeport Township’s grade.
Unemployment (7.3%) is left out: Bridgeport Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bridgeport Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
12% of working residents work in Lawrenceville
Where Bridgeport Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
What Bridgeport Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgeport Township, 2014 → 2024: 549 → 298. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bridgeport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bridgeport Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridgeport Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 commuters (the 11% 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.
In and out of Bridgeport Township on a workday
On a workday 852 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 234 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Bridgeport Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Bridgeport Township to work
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Bridgeport Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bridgeport Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 781 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.6% of Bridgeport Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bridgeport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bridgeport Township and other U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,061 | Petersburg WV | 2,282 | $43K | 19.5% | 2.1% | 29% | D− |
| 5,062 | Belington WV | 1,809 | $49K | 25.2% | 5.7% | 12% | D− |
| 5,063 | Bridgeport Township IL | 2,126 | $52K | 23.4% | 7.3% | 7% | D− |
| 5,064 | Bridgeport AL | 2,275 | $34K | 32.7% | 9.8% | 16% | D− |
| 5,065 | Osburn ID | 1,673 | $51K | 18.5% | 2.2% | 7% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bridgeport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
10% of Bridgeport Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgeport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Township | – | D− | B | 21 min | $51,696 |
| Lawrence Township | 4% | D | A− | 22 min | $50,291 |
| Bridgeport | 6% | D− | B+ | 21 min | $53,036 |
| Christy Township | under 2% | D | D | 23 min | $75,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgeport 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 2024, 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 Bridgeport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgeport Township?
$51,696 (±$8,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgeport Township?
23.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridgeport Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridgeport Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceville (12%, 5 mi), Vincennes (10%, 15 mi), Allison Township (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Bridgeport Township walkable?
Bridgeport Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bridgeport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bridgeport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgeport Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.