Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5Most of East Bend Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in East Bend Township for work; outside it, Champaign is the main destination (26%, 17 miles). 47 jobs are based in East Bend Township, against 236 working residents. 8% 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
Where East Bend Township stands out on work
East Bend Township is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in East Bend Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday East Bend Township has about 430 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
East Bend Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
East Bend Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in East Bend 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.
How long East Bend Township spends getting to work: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Bend Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 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.
The towns that employ East Bend Township’s residents
Where East Bend Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of East Bend Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 47. 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 East Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from East Bend Township
About 20% 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 East Bend Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fisher (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bend Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $128,895 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $91,429 |
| Ludlow Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 21 min | $55,012 |
| Dix Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Fisher | 5% | A− | D | 30 min | $97,702 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dix Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Bend 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 East Bend Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Bend Township?
$128,895 (±$36,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Bend Township?
2.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Bend Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Bend Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (26%, 17 mi), Urbana (10%, 18 mi), Rantoul (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around East Bend 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 East Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Bend 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.