Kilbourne Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% stay in Kilbourne Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (18%, 32 miles). Kilbourne Township has 51 jobs for 168 working residents. Home is the office for 25% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kilbourne Township by day and by night
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Kilbourne Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Kilbourne Township to work: where people go
Where Kilbourne Township clocks in
18% of workers
17% 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.
In Kilbourne Township, 84% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kilbourne Township, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 51. 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 Kilbourne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kilbourne Township’s commute takes 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 Kilbourne Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 25% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Kilbourne Township
About 26% 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.
Kilbourne Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bath Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kilbourne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbourne Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $52,083 |
| Chandlerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Bath Township | 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Crane Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chandlerville Township, Bath Township and Crane Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kilbourne 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 Kilbourne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kilbourne Township?
$52,083 (±$28,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kilbourne Township?
10.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kilbourne Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kilbourne Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (18%, 32 mi), Havana (17%, 9 mi), Macomb (3%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kilbourne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kilbourne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kilbourne 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.