Asher Morton Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainElbridge Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. There are 21 jobs in Elbridge Township, against 292 working residents. Hardly any work in Elbridge Township itself; outside it, Paris draws the most (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Elbridge Township stands out on work
Elbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Elbridge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elbridge Township has about 400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Elbridge Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
28% of Elbridge Township works in Paris
83 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Paris, 7.9 miles away. That’s far more as work in Elbridge Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Elbridge Township
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Elbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
About 16 minutes each way for Elbridge Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elbridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 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.
Where the trip to work from Elbridge Township ends
Where Elbridge Township clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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.
86% of the jobs in Elbridge Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elbridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 21. 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 Elbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Elbridge Township’s workers travel
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 Elbridge Township
The biggest share goes to Paris Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbridge Township | – | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Stratton Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Symmes Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Wabash Township | under 2% | C | D− | 22 min | $83,431 |
| Paris Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stratton Township and Symmes Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Paris Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elbridge 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 Elbridge Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elbridge Township?
34.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elbridge Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elbridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (28%, 8 mi), Terre Haute (10%, 12 mi), Charleston (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elbridge 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 Elbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elbridge 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.