Carson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 6 jobs in Carson Township for 39 working residents. Hardly any work in Carson Township itself; outside it, Vandalia draws the most (21%, 14 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Carson Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Carson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Carson Township work
Where Carson Township clocks in
21% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Carson Township works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carson Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 6. 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 Carson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Carson Township
of Carson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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.
The distance from Carson Township to work
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 Carson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Township | – | — | — | — | $122,857 |
| Bowling Green Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Loudon Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sefton Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ramsey Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 31 min | $55,357 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowling Green Township, Loudon Township and Sefton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carson 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 Carson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carson Township?
$122,857 (±$59,053) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carson Township?
5.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Carson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (21%, 14 mi), Effingham (10%, 24 mi), Brownstown (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carson 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 Carson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carson 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.