Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Millbrook Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded–Not graded
Jobs & commute in Millbrook Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Millbrook Township works elsewhere

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. There are 10 jobs in Millbrook Township, and 172 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Millbrook Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (25%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Millbrook Township

On a workday 172 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

172live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday240
400live here− 170head out to work+ 10come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Millbrook Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 places Millbrook Township commutes to

Princeville: 33 residents work here (19%)Dunlap: 3 residents work here (2%)Chillicothe: 4 residents work here (2%)Bartonville: 3 residents work here (2%)LitchfieldOttawaEast Peoria: 3 residents work here (2%)Bloomington: 7 residents work here (4%)Chicago: 9 residents work here (5%)Peoria: 43 residents work here (25%)Springfield: 4 residents work here (2%)West Jersey TownshipEssex TownshipAkron TownshipJubilee TownshipBrimfield TownshipTruro TownshipMillbrook TownshipPrinceville TownshipMossville: 5 residents work here (3%)PeoriaPrincevilleChicagoBloomingtonMossvilleChillicotheMillbrook Township
1
Peoria20.5 mi away
25%43
2
Princeville9.5 mi away
19%33
3
Chicago132.6 mi away
5%9
4
Bloomington59.4 mi away
4%7
5
Mossville20.5 mi away
3%5
6
Chillicothe22.6 mi away
2%4
7
Springfield79.9 mi away
2%4
8
Dunlap14.7 mi away
2%3
9
Bartonville24.4 mi away
2%3
10
East Peoria26.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%58
The top trips

Where Millbrook 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

70% of the jobs in Millbrook Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Millbrook TownshipJobs Millbrook Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities70%20%
Services: health, schools, offices30%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%22%
Over $3,333 a month70%58%

Who does it

29 or younger10%26%
30 to 5460%50%
55 and older30%24%
−50%

Jobs based in Millbrook Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 10. 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 Millbrook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes each way for Millbrook Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Millbrook Township23 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Millbrook Township gets to work
77%Drive alone
12%Carpool
11%Walk

Share of the 146 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

Half of Millbrook Township commutes less than 23 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPeoria: 25% · 20.5 miPrinceville: 19% · 9.5 miChicago: 5% · 132.6 miBloomington: 4% · 59.4 miMossville: 3% · 20.5 miChillicothe: 2% · 22.6 miSpringfield: 2% · 79.9 miDunlap: 2% · 14.7 miBartonville: 2% · 24.4 miEast Peoria: 2% · 26.9 miPeoria 25%Princeville 19%Chicago 5%Bloomington 4%Mossville 3%Millbrook Township
Millbrook TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi18 residents
48%10–24 mi82 residents
15%25–50 mi25 residents
27%Over 50 mi47 residents

About 27% 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

The towns around Millbrook Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Princeville Township17 min
Essex Township20 min
Millbrook Township23 min
Truro Township23 min
Brimfield Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMillbrook Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Millbrook Township–——23 min$65,000
Brimfield Townshipunder 2%BB24 min$81,250
Truro Townshipunder 2%——23 min—
Princeville Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
West Jersey Townshipunder 2%————
Essex Townshipunder 2%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Truro Township, West Jersey Township and Essex Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Princeville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Millbrook 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 Millbrook Township: questions

What is the median household income in Millbrook Township?

$65,000 (±$46,181) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Millbrook Township?

7.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Millbrook Township?

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

Where do people who live in Millbrook Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (25%, 20 mi), Princeville (19%, 10 mi), Chicago (5%, 133 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Millbrook 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 Millbrook Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Millbrook Township

Millbrook 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.