Rosamond Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%. There are 30 jobs in Rosamond Township, against 107 working residents. Hardly any work in Rosamond Township itself; outside it, Pana draws the most (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rosamond Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Rosamond Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 the trip to work from Rosamond Township ends
Where Rosamond Township clocks in
11% 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.
Rosamond Township works in goods: 83% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosamond Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 30. 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 Rosamond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rosamond Township
of Rosamond Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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 it is to work from Rosamond Township
About 35% 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 to Rosamond Township
The biggest share goes to Pana Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosamond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosamond Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Locust Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $70,565 |
| Audubon Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pana Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Audubon Township and Greenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pana Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rosamond 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 Rosamond Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rosamond Township?
5.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rosamond Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pana (11%, 6 mi), Taylorville (9%, 14 mi), Decatur (9%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rosamond 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 Rosamond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosamond 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.