Larkinsburg Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Larkinsburg Township has 22 jobs; 211 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Larkinsburg Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Larkinsburg Township
Larkinsburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Larkinsburg Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Larkinsburg Township has about 370 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Larkinsburg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 69 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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Larkinsburg Township by day
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Larkinsburg Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 37 minutes each way for Larkinsburg Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larkinsburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 5% 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.
Out of Larkinsburg Township to work: where people go
Where Larkinsburg Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
73% of the jobs in Larkinsburg Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larkinsburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 22. 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 Larkinsburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Larkinsburg 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.
The towns around Larkinsburg Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Larkinsburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkinsburg Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $74,464 |
| Blair Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mason Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $77,639 |
| La Clede Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Meacham Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blair Township, La Clede Township, Oskaloosa Township and Meacham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Larkinsburg 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 Larkinsburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Larkinsburg Township?
$74,464 (±$50,116) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larkinsburg Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larkinsburg Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Larkinsburg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (13%, 18 mi), Louisville (12%, 10 mi), Flora (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Larkinsburg 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 Larkinsburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larkinsburg 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.