With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Buckhorn Township works elsewhere
Employers in Buckhorn Township report 4 jobs, against 33 working residents. Hardly any work in Buckhorn Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Sterling (24%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Buckhorn Township
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Buckhorn Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Buckhorn Township: the destinations
Where Buckhorn Township clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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 Buckhorn Township’s employers do
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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Buckhorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buckhorn Township
of Buckhorn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Buckhorn Township
About 39% 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.
Around Buckhorn Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buckhorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Township | – | — | — | — | $143,150 |
| Elkhorn Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fairmount Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| McKee Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Beverly Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhorn Township, Lee Township, Fairmount Township, McKee Township and Beverly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buckhorn Township?
$143,150 (±$34,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buckhorn Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buckhorn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Sterling (24%, 8 mi), Springfield (9%, 64 mi), Mount Sterling Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buckhorn 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.