With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Linder Township works elsewhere
27 jobs are based in Linder Township for 120 working residents. Hardly any work in Linder Township itself; outside it, Carrollton draws the most (15%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Linder Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Linder Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The places Linder Township commutes to
Where Linder Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
78% of the jobs in Linder Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Linder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Linder Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linder Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 17% 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 Linder Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Linder Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linder Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $148,036 |
| Rockbridge Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $76,731 |
| Wrights Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Carrollton Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Kane Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wrights Township and Kane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carrollton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linder 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 Linder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Linder Township?
$148,036 (±$55,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linder Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linder Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linder Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (15%, 5 mi), Springfield (11%, 49 mi), Jacksonville (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linder 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 Linder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linder 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.