Brooklyn Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Brooklyn Township for work; outside it, Rushville is the main destination (22%, 12 miles). 12 jobs are based in Brooklyn Township, and 54 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brooklyn Township by day and by night
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Brooklyn 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.
Where the trip to work from Brooklyn Township ends
Where Brooklyn Township clocks in
22% of workers
20% 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.
Brooklyn Township works in goods: 75% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Brooklyn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Brooklyn Township: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brooklyn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 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.
How far Brooklyn Township’s workers travel
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.
How Brooklyn Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brooklyn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $110,800 |
| Birmingham Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Littleton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Camden Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birmingham Township, Littleton Township, Camden Township and Bethel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brooklyn Township?
$110,800 (±$33,287) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brooklyn Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brooklyn Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brooklyn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (22%, 12 mi), Mount Sterling (20%, 17 mi), Macomb (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Brooklyn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brooklyn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brooklyn 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.