Rutledge Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Rutledge Township has 5 jobs for 43 working residents. Hardly any stay in Rutledge Township for work; outside it, Bloomington is the main destination (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rutledge Township on a workday
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Rutledge Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Rutledge Township to work: where people go
Where Rutledge Township clocks in
14% 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.
In Rutledge Township, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rutledge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rutledge Township
of Rutledge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rutledge Township
About 37% 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 Rutledge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutledge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge Township | – | — | — | — | $91,367 |
| De Witt Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Empire Township | under 3% | A− | C | 23 min | $87,896 |
| Santa Anna Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $72,917 |
| Wilson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rutledge 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 Rutledge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rutledge Township?
$91,367 (±$10,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutledge Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rutledge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (14%, 19 mi), Champaign (9%, 27 mi), Decatur (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rutledge 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 Rutledge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutledge 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.