Sumner Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Sumner Township has 19 jobs, and 207 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sumner Township; the top destination outside it is Monmouth (26%, 9 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sumner Township, in brief
The workday shuffle in and out of Sumner Township
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Sumner Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Sumner Township to work: where people go
Where Sumner Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% 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.
68% of the jobs in Sumner Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumner Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 19. 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.
The trip to work from Sumner Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 213 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Sumner Township commutes
About 28% 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 its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $55,972 |
| Hale Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ohio Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bald Bluff Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Spring Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Abington Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hale Township, Ohio Grove Township, Bald Bluff Township and Abington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Spring Grove Township: not graded. 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?
$55,972 (±$10,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumner Township?
3.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumner Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumner Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monmouth (26%, 9 mi), Galesburg (10%, 19 mi), Alexis (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sumner Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.