Clarksburg Schoolhouse · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Clarksburg Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Clarksburg Township report 25 jobs for 192 working residents. Only 1% work in Clarksburg Township; the top destination outside it is Effingham (20%, 17 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
Clarksburg Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Clarksburg Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
The towns that employ Clarksburg Township’s residents
Where Clarksburg Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 56% of jobs based in Clarksburg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarksburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 25. 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 Clarksburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Clarksburg Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarksburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 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.
How many miles Clarksburg Township commutes
About 33% 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.
Around Clarksburg Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarksburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $73,750 |
| Shelbyville Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Holland Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lakewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $68,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shelbyville Township: not graded. Holland Township and Lakewood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clarksburg Township?
$73,750 (±$47,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarksburg Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarksburg Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarksburg Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (20%, 17 mi), Mattoon (9%, 24 mi), Shelbyville (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarksburg 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.