Photo: Ron Frazier · CC BY 2.0Bushnell Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Bushnell Township has 705 jobs; 1,233 of its residents have a job. About one in five work in Bushnell Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (26%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bushnell Township: the gist
A longer commute than the towns next door
Bushnell Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 24 minutes). Next door ↓
Few Bushnell 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 ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Bushnell Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Bushnell Township fell from 970 in 2014 to 705 in 2024, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Bushnell Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Bushnell Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bushnell Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bushnell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,441 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.
In Bushnell Township, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bushnell Township, 2014 → 2024: 970 → 705. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bushnell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Bushnell Township
On a workday 953 residents head out to work, 280 work right here, and 425 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Bushnell Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Bushnell Township ends
Where Bushnell Township clocks in
23% 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.
How far Bushnell Township’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Bushnell Township
The biggest share goes to Prairie City Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bushnell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $68,134 |
| Prairie City Township | 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Walnut Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie City Township, Mound Township, Lee Township and Walnut Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bushnell 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 2024, 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 Bushnell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bushnell Township?
$68,134 (±$12,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bushnell Township?
9.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bushnell Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bushnell Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (26%, 11 mi), Bushnell (23%, 1 mi), Peoria (5%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bushnell Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bushnell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bushnell Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.