Brushy Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 2% work in Brushy Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (17%, 7 miles). Brushy Township has 38 jobs, against 413 working residents. 1% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Brushy Township apart
Brushy Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Brushy Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brushy Township has about 570 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Brushy Township workers work from home
Only 1% 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 413 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Brushy Township on a workday
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Brushy Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Brushy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brushy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 526 commuters (the 1% 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 Brushy Township goes to work
Where Brushy Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
32% of the jobs in Brushy Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brushy Township, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 38. 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 Brushy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Brushy Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
How Brushy Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brushy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $76,131 |
| Carrier Mills Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,189 |
| Galatia Township | 2% | C | C− | 25 min | $47,538 |
| Harrisburg Township | 2% | D | B | 19 min | $46,474 |
| Raleigh Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $90,515 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galatia Township. Darker towns draw more of Brushy 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 Brushy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brushy Township?
$76,131 (±$17,411) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brushy Township?
2.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brushy Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brushy Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (17%, 7 mi), Marion (9%, 15 mi), Eldorado (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brushy 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 Brushy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brushy 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.