Durham Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Durham Township has 7 jobs for 80 working residents. Only 1% work in Durham Township; the top destination outside it is Burlington (14%, 16 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Durham Township
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Durham Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Durham Township work
Where Durham Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in Durham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Durham Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 7. 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 Durham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 12 minutes from Durham Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Durham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Durham Township
About 32% 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.
Next door to Durham Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Durham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Township | – | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Dallas City Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pilot Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lomax Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| La Harpe Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dallas City Township, Pilot Grove Township and Lomax Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. La Harpe Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Durham 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 5% of Durham Township workers work outside Illinois. The job records count 23% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Durham Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Durham Township?
36.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Durham Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Durham Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (14%, 16 mi), La Harpe (11%, 5 mi), Carthage (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Durham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Durham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Durham 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.