Photo: Wayne Wilkinson · CC BY 2.0Earning a living in Sublette Township
<1% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois. Only 3% stay in Sublette Township for work; outside it, Mendota is the main destination (6%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Sublette Township
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Sublette Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Sublette Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sublette Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 41% 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.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sublette Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 418 commuters (the <1% 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 commute in and out of Sublette Township
On a workday 278 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Sublette Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Sublette Township’s residents
Where Sublette Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Sublette Township’s 217 jobs
217 jobs are based in Sublette Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sublette Township, 2013 → 2023: 175 → 217. 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 Sublette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sublette Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sublette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublette Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $60,479 |
| May Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Clarion Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lee Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. May Township, Clarion Township and Lee Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sublette 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 Sublette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sublette Township?
$60,479 (±$7,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sublette Township?
14.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sublette Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sublette Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mendota (6%, 8 mi), Chicago (5%, 81 mi), Dixon (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sublette Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sublette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sublette 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.