Most of Sumner Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Sumner Township; the top destination outside it is Grant Park (9%, 4 miles). Employers in Sumner Township report 99 jobs; 366 of its residents have a job. The average commute, 27 minutes each way, matches the Illinois norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Sumner Township, in brief
Sumner Township by day and by night
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Sumner Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The towns that employ Sumner Township’s residents
Where Sumner Township clocks in
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 90% of the jobs in Sumner Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumner Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 99. 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 Sumner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sumner Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sumner Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 19% 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 commute from Sumner Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
Sumner Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Yellowhead Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $102,679 |
| Yellowhead Township | 5% | B− | B | 33 min | $95,231 |
| Manteno Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 32 min | $92,476 |
| Ganeer Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 25 min | $65,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sumner 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 Sumner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sumner Township?
$102,679 (±$16,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumner Township?
7.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumner Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumner Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grant Park (9%, 4 mi), Chicago (7%, 40 mi), Kankakee (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sumner Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sumner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sumner 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.