Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Sangamon Valley Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Sangamon Valley Township report 3 jobs, and 141 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sangamon Valley Township itself; outside it, Beardstown draws the most (25%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sangamon Valley Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Sangamon Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Sangamon Valley Township to work: where people go
Where Sangamon Valley Township clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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 Sangamon Valley Township, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sangamon Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Sangamon Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Sangamon Valley Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sangamon Valley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 15% 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 Sangamon Valley Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Sangamon Valley Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Virginia (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sangamon Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon Valley Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $128,505 |
| Lynchburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Virginia Township | 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Panther Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Bluff Springs Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Virginia | 7% | C− | B− | 23 min | $59,375 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Chandlerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynchburg Township, Panther Creek Township, Bluff Springs Township, Bath Township and Chandlerville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Virginia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sangamon Valley 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 Sangamon Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sangamon Valley Township?
$128,505 (±$24,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sangamon Valley Township?
0.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sangamon Valley Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sangamon Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beardstown (25%, 11 mi), Springfield (10%, 34 mi), Virginia (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sangamon Valley 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 Sangamon Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sangamon Valley 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.