Work means Springfield for more than half of New Berlin Township’s working residents
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Only 4% work in New Berlin Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (51%, 14 miles). There are 256 jobs in New Berlin Township, against 664 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets New Berlin Township apart on work
More than half of New Berlin Township works in Springfield
341 working residents, 51%, have their main job in Springfield, 14 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in New Berlin Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from New Berlin Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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 664 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of New Berlin Township: the destinations
Where New Berlin Township clocks in
51% 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.
About 23 minutes to work from New Berlin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Berlin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 587 commuters (the 18% 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.
The daily flow of workers through New Berlin Township
On a workday 636 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in New Berlin Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What New Berlin Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Berlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 256. 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 New Berlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from New Berlin Township
About 23% 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.
New Berlin Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Berlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $67,310 |
| Island Grove Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Maxwell Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Loami Township | under 1% | C+ | D | 31 min | $73,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Island Grove Township and Maxwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Berlin 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 New Berlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Berlin Township?
$67,310 (±$8,689) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Berlin Township?
6.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Berlin Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Berlin Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around New Berlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Berlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Berlin 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.