Flat Branch Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Flat Branch Township has 55 jobs; 219 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Flat Branch Township for work; outside it, Decatur is the main destination (21%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Flat Branch Township
Flat Branch Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Flat Branch Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Flat Branch Township has about 250 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Flat Branch Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Flat Branch Township
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Flat Branch 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.
The trip to work from Flat Branch Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flat Branch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Flat Branch Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 30% 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.
Out of Flat Branch Township to work: where people go
Where Flat Branch Township clocks in
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.
Flat Branch Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flat Branch Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 55. 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 Flat Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Flat Branch Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flat Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Branch Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $108,056 |
| Moweaqua Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pickaway Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rural Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairieton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moweaqua Township: not graded. Pickaway Township, Rural Township, Prairieton Township and Penn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flat Branch 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 Flat Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Flat Branch Township?
$108,056 (±$55,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flat Branch Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flat Branch Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flat Branch Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (21%, 21 mi), Moweaqua (9%, 5 mi), Springfield (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flat Branch 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 Flat Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flat Branch 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.