With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Knight Prairie Township works elsewhere
Employers in Knight Prairie Township report 17 jobs, and 244 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Knight Prairie Township for work; outside it, McLeansboro is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 7% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Knight Prairie Township
The daily flow of workers through Knight Prairie Township
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Knight Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 places Knight Prairie Township commutes to
Where Knight Prairie Township clocks in
18% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 88% of the jobs in Knight Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knight Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 17. 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 Knight Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Knight Prairie 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 Knight Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 commuters (the 7% 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 commute from Knight Prairie Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Knight Prairie Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knight Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Prairie Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $94,500 |
| McLeansboro Township | under 2% | C | B+ | 25 min | $52,809 |
| Flannigan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Dahlgren Township | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $66,641 |
| Northern Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flannigan Township and Northern Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knight Prairie 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 Knight Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Knight Prairie Township?
$94,500 (±$57,681) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knight Prairie Township?
3.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knight Prairie Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knight Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McLeansboro (18%, 6 mi), Mount Vernon (11%, 21 mi), Dodds Township (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Knight Prairie 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 Knight Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knight Prairie 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.