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Jobs & commute in Mayberry Township

Most of Mayberry Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). 35 jobs are based in Mayberry Township, and 177 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mayberry Township; the top destination outside it is McLeansboro (18%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Mayberry Township by day

On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.

176live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
34work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night440
Workday290
440live here− 180head out to work+ 34come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Mayberry Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Mayberry Township’s residents

CabotAshlandVersaillesEwingMinonkEldorado: 3 residents work here (2%)Ina: 3 residents work here (2%)Carmi: 4 residents work here (2%)McLeansboro: 32 residents work here (18%)Mount CarmelHarrisburg: 4 residents work here (2%)Marion: 6 residents work here (3%)Mount Vernon: 25 residents work here (14%)QuincySpringfield: 5 residents work here (3%)Evansville: 4 residents work here (2%)Rector TownshipMayberry TownshipDahlgren Township: 4 residents work here (2%)South Twigg TownshipTwigg TownshipCrook TownshipKnight Prairie TownshipIndian Creek TownshipEnfield TownshipMcLeansboroMount VernonMarionSpringfieldCarmiHarrisburgMayberry Township
1
McLeansboro9.8 mi away
18%32
2
Mount Vernon35 mi away
14%25
3
Marion31.8 mi away
3%6
4
Springfield141.4 mi away
3%5
5
Carmi16.7 mi away
2%4
6
Harrisburg17.1 mi away
2%4
7
Evansville, IN49.4 mi away
2%4
8
Dahlgren Township19.1 mi away
2%4
9
Eldorado11 mi away
2%3
10
Ina28 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%87
The top trips

Where Mayberry Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mayberry Township works in goods: 60% of its jobs

Jobs based in Mayberry TownshipJobs Mayberry Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%21%
Trade, transport & utilities37%16%
Services: health, schools, offices3%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%31%
Over $3,333 a month57%51%

Who does it

29 or younger29%20%
30 to 5454%54%
55 and older17%26%
+289%

Jobs based in Mayberry Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 35. 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 Mayberry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 31 minutes each way for Mayberry Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
237 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mayberry Township31 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Mayberry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Mayberry Township gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Carpool

Share of the 341 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

The commute from Mayberry Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcLeansboro: 18% · 9.8 miMount Vernon: 14% · 35 miMarion: 3% · 31.8 miSpringfield: 3% · 141.4 miCarmi: 2% · 16.7 miHarrisburg: 2% · 17.1 miEvansville: 2% · 49.4 miDahlgren Township: 2% · 19.1 miEldorado: 2% · 11 miIna: 2% · 28 miMcLeansboro 18%Mount Vernon 14%Marion 3%Springfield 3%Carmi 2%Mayberry Township
Mayberry TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi13 residents
30%10–24 mi52 residents
33%25–50 mi57 residents
30%Over 50 mi52 residents

About 30% 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

Next door to Mayberry Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMayberry Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mayberry Township–——31 min$106,806
Indian Creek Townshipunder 2%C−C27 min$58,750
Rector Townshipunder 2%————
Crook Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Twigg Townshipunder 2%——37 min—
South Twigg Townshipunder 2%————
Enfield Townshipunder 2%C−D−21 min$52,727

Same-state neighbors only. Rector Township, Crook Township, Twigg Township and South Twigg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mayberry Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mayberry Township: questions

What is the median household income in Mayberry Township?

$106,806 (±$87,872) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mayberry Township?

8.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mayberry Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mayberry Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McLeansboro (18%, 10 mi), Mount Vernon (14%, 35 mi), Marion (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mayberry Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mayberry Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mayberry Township

Mayberry Township home →

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.