Kinderhook Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Kinderhook Township report 32 jobs, and 333 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Kinderhook Township for work; outside it, Quincy is the main destination (14%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Kinderhook Township, in brief
Kinderhook Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Kinderhook Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kinderhook Township has about 420 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% 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 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Kinderhook Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Kinderhook Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Miles to work from Kinderhook Township
About 41% 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.
Where people from Kinderhook Township work
Where Kinderhook Township clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
What Kinderhook Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kinderhook Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 32. 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 Kinderhook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Kinderhook Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kinderhook Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 22% 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 towns around Kinderhook Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kinderhook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhook Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $61,020 |
| Barry Township | under 2% | C | C | 25 min | $76,696 |
| Levee Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cincinnati Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Payson Township | under 2% | C | D | 29 min | $62,041 |
Same-state neighbors only. Levee Township and Cincinnati Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kinderhook 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 Kinderhook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kinderhook Township?
$61,020 (±$2,129) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kinderhook Township?
16.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kinderhook Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kinderhook Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (14%, 18 mi), Springfield (12%, 83 mi), Barry (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kinderhook Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kinderhook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kinderhook 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.