Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Mosquito Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
At home: 36% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Mosquito Township has 29 jobs, and 139 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Mosquito Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (29%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Mosquito Township
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Mosquito Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Mosquito Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mosquito Township clocks in
29% 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.
52% of the jobs in Mosquito Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mosquito Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 29. 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 Mosquito Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mosquito Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mosquito Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 36% 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.
Half of Mosquito Township commutes less than 23 miles
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.
Work in the towns next to Mosquito Township
The biggest share goes to Illiopolis Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mosquito Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $89,375 |
| Illiopolis Township | 2% | B | B− | 22 min | $83,000 |
| Niantic Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Mount Auburn Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Stonington Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Niantic Township, Mount Auburn Township, Stonington Township and Blue Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mosquito 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 Mosquito Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mosquito Township?
$89,375 (±$56,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mosquito Township?
19.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mosquito Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mosquito Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (29%, 23 mi), Taylorville (9%, 15 mi), Decatur (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mosquito 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 Mosquito Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mosquito 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.