With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Elkhorn Township works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Elkhorn Township report 19 jobs, and 129 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Elkhorn Township itself; outside it, Mount Sterling draws the most (40%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Elkhorn Township by day
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Elkhorn Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Commuting out of Elkhorn Township: the destinations
Where Elkhorn Township clocks in
40% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
95% of the jobs in Elkhorn Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkhorn Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 19. 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 Elkhorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Elkhorn Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkhorn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 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.
The distance from Elkhorn Township to work
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.
Next door to Elkhorn Township
The biggest share goes to Mount Sterling Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkhorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $56,419 |
| Buckhorn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Sterling Township | 2% | C+ | A− | 13 min | $65,481 |
| Versailles Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buckhorn Township, Versailles Township and Perry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elkhorn Township?
$56,419 (±$7,020) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkhorn Township?
17.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkhorn Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkhorn Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Sterling (40%, 7 mi), Quincy (9%, 34 mi), Jacksonville (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkhorn 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.