Earning a living in Sunbury Township
Only 2% work in Sunbury Township; the top destination outside it is Streator (20%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Sunbury Township report 79 jobs for 125 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sunbury Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Sunbury Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Sunbury Township goes to work
Where Sunbury Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% 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: 85% of the jobs in Sunbury Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunbury Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 79. 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 Sunbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sunbury Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunbury Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 17% 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 Sunbury Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Sunbury Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury Township | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Newtown Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Esmen Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Nevada Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Allen Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newtown Township, Esmen Township, Nevada Township and Allen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunbury 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 Sunbury Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sunbury Township?
15.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunbury Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunbury Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Streator (20%, 11 mi), Reading Township (19%, 12 mi), Bloomington (6%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sunbury 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 Sunbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunbury 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.