Burns Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 24 jobs in Burns Township for 89 working residents. Hardly any stay in Burns Township for work; outside it, Geneseo is the main destination (11%, 14 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Burns Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Burns Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where Burns Township goes to work
Where Burns Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
67% of the jobs in Burns Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burns Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 24. 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 Burns Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Burns Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burns Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 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.
Burns Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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 Burns Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burns Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Kewanee Township | under 3% | D | B+ | 23 min | $50,528 |
| Cambridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Cornwall Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cambridge Township: not graded. Cornwall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burns 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 Burns Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Burns Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burns Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burns Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneseo (11%, 14 mi), Kewanee (11%, 6 mi), East Moline (10%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burns 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 Burns Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burns 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.