Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Springfield for about half of Buffalo Hart Township’s working residents
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Hardly any work in Buffalo Hart Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (48%, 14 miles). Employers in Buffalo Hart Township report 22 jobs; 85 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Buffalo Hart Township
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Buffalo Hart Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Buffalo Hart Township: the destinations
Where Buffalo Hart Township clocks in
48% 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.
Buffalo Hart Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Hart Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 22. 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 Buffalo Hart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buffalo Hart Township
of Buffalo Hart Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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 Buffalo Hart Township
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 Buffalo Hart Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Hart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hart Township | – | — | — | — | $93,646 |
| Elkhart Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mechanicsburg Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $74,453 |
| Mount Pulaski Township | under 2% | B | B− | 24 min | $73,084 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buffalo Hart 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 Buffalo Hart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Hart Township?
$93,646 (±$46,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Hart Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buffalo Hart Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Buffalo Hart 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 Buffalo Hart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo Hart 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.