Most of Millersburg Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Millersburg Township report 82 jobs, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Millersburg Township itself; outside it, Aledo draws the most (19%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Millersburg Township, in a few figures
Millersburg Township and Aledo trade workers both ways
Aledo is the top workplace for Millersburg Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Millersburg Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Millersburg Township workers cross into Iowa
18% of Millersburg Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Muscatine (15%) and Davenport (5%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Millersburg Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Millersburg Township’s residents
Where Millersburg Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
The daily trip from Millersburg Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millersburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 252 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who leaves Millersburg Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Millersburg Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
A place that makes things: 44% of Millersburg Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millersburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 82. 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 Millersburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Millersburg Township
About 25% 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.
Around Millersburg Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millersburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $65,250 |
| New Boston Township | under 2% | D | C− | 38 min | $48,125 |
| Abington Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mercer Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 19 min | $71,042 |
| Duncan Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Abington Township and Duncan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millersburg 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 Millersburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Millersburg Township?
$65,250 (±$23,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millersburg Township?
11.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millersburg Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millersburg Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (19%, 5 mi), Muscatine (15%, 19 mi), Rock Island (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Millersburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millersburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millersburg 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.