Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Concord Township works elsewhere
8% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. 11 jobs are based in Concord Township, against 147 working residents. Hardly any work in Concord Township itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (37%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Concord Township
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 places Concord Township commutes to
Where Concord Township clocks in
37% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Concord Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 11. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Concord Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 8% 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 Concord Township commutes
About 25% 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.
How Concord Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Columbus Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| McKee Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pea Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbus Township, Lee Township, Clayton Township, McKee Township and Pea Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Concord 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 Concord Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (37%, 22 mi), Ellington Township (12%, 19 mi), Mount Sterling (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Concord 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 Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord 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.