Sullivant Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). There are 60 jobs in Sullivant Township, and 229 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Sullivant Township; the top destination outside it is Gibson City (23%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sullivant Township: the figures worth knowing
Sullivant Township by day and by night
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Sullivant Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Sullivant Township ends
Where Sullivant 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.
Jobs in Sullivant Township: what the 60 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivant Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 60. 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 Sullivant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sullivant Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivant Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 191 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Sullivant 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.
The towns around Sullivant Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivant Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $87,000 |
| Peach Orchard Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fayette Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Drummer Township | under 2% | D | C | 17 min | $51,497 |
| Germanville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Dix Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Peach Orchard Township, Fayette Township, Germanville Township and Dix Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sullivant 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 Sullivant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivant Township?
$87,000 (±$26,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivant Township?
7.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivant Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivant Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gibson City (23%, 8 mi), Bloomington (5%, 32 mi), Urbana (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sullivant Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sullivant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivant 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.