Most of Kaskaskia Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Kaskaskia Township report 16 jobs for 249 working residents. Hardly any work in Kaskaskia Township; the top destination outside it is Vandalia (16%, 8 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Kaskaskia Township stands out on work
Kaskaskia Township is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Kaskaskia Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kaskaskia Township has about 300 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kaskaskia Township and Vandalia trade workers both ways
Vandalia is the top workplace for Kaskaskia Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Kaskaskia Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kaskaskia Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Kaskaskia Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Kaskaskia Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Kaskaskia Township’s residents
Where Kaskaskia Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 43 minutes in Kaskaskia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kaskaskia Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 3% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Kaskaskia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kaskaskia Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 16. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kaskaskia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kaskaskia Township
About 35% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Kaskaskia Township
The biggest share goes to Vandalia Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kaskaskia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaskaskia Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $62,656 |
| Seminary Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Vandalia Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Patoka Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wilberton Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Pope Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seminary Township, Patoka Township, Wilberton Township and Pope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Vandalia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kaskaskia 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 2024, 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 Kaskaskia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kaskaskia Township?
$62,656 (±$19,851) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kaskaskia Township?
17.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kaskaskia Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kaskaskia Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (16%, 8 mi), Greenville (6%, 17 mi), Effingham (5%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kaskaskia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kaskaskia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kaskaskia Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.