Burton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Burton Township report 60 jobs; 447 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Burton Township for work; outside it, Quincy is the main destination (40%, 10 miles). At home: 3% 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
What sets Burton Township apart on work
Burton Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Burton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burton Township has about 500 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Burton Township works in Quincy
177 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Quincy, 9.6 miles away. That’s far more as work in Burton Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Burton Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 447 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Burton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Burton Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 people from Burton Township work
Where Burton Township clocks in
40% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Burton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 323 commuters (the 3% 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.
Goods, not services: 67% of the jobs in Burton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burton Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 60. 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 Burton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Burton Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 28% 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.
The towns around Burton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $109,219 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $93,452 |
| Gilmer Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 28 min | $84,662 |
| Payson Township | under 2% | C | D | 29 min | $62,041 |
| Melrose Township | 3% | B | D | 16 min | $84,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Melrose Township. Darker towns draw more of Burton 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 Burton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burton Township?
$109,219 (±$52,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burton Township?
1.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (40%, 10 mi), Ellington Township (10%, 9 mi), Payson (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burton 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 Burton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burton 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.