Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Carrollton Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
About one in five work in Carrollton Township itself; outside it, Carrollton draws the most (19%, 3 miles). Employers in Carrollton Township report 788 jobs; 1,382 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carrollton Township at work: what stands out
Carrollton Township and Carrollton trade workers both ways
Carrollton is the top workplace for Carrollton Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Carrollton Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Carrollton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Carrollton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Carrollton Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from Carrollton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,063 commuters (the 10% 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.
Carrollton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,118 residents head out to work, 264 work right here, and 524 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Carrollton Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Most jobs in Carrollton Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton Township, 2014 → 2024: 895 → 788. 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 Carrollton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Carrollton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Around Carrollton Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrollton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $58,438 |
| White Hall Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bluffdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Linder Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Wrights Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kane Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Hall Township: not graded. Bluffdale Township, Linder Township, Wrights Township and Kane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carrollton 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 Carrollton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton Township?
$58,438 (±$9,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton Township?
13.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (19%, 3 mi), Springfield (7%, 53 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carrollton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carrollton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton 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.