Browning Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Browning Township report 8 jobs, against 128 working residents. Hardly any work in Browning Township itself; outside it, Rushville draws the most (20%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Browning Township
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Browning Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 people from Browning Township work
Where Browning Township clocks in
20% of workers
18% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Browning Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Browning Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 8. 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 Browning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Browning Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Browning Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Browning Township
About 23% 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.
Browning Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Browning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $39,886 |
| Frederick Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bluff Springs Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Lynchburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rushville Township | under 2% | D | A− | 17 min | $53,993 |
| Astoria Township | under 2% | D | B | 27 min | $51,414 |
Same-state neighbors only. Frederick Township, Bluff Springs Township, Hickory Township and Lynchburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Browning 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 Browning Township: questions
What is the median household income in Browning Township?
$39,886 (±$26,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Browning Township?
14.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Browning Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Browning Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (20%, 10 mi), Mount Sterling (18%, 23 mi), Beardstown (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Browning Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Browning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Browning 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.