Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Springfield for about half of Talkington Township’s working residents
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; the Illinois average is 28, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%). Only 1% work in Talkington Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (48%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Talkington Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 424 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Talkington Township on a workday afternoon, 221% more than live here.
6.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Talkington Township, and from where
Where Talkington Township clocks in
48% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
86% of the jobs in Talkington Township pay over $3,333 a month
425 jobs are based in Talkington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Talkington Township, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 425. 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 Talkington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Talkington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Talkington Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Talkington Township
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to Talkington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Talkington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talkington Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $188,000 |
| North Otter Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 26 min | $81,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Otter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Talkington 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 Talkington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Talkington Township?
$188,000 (±$100,341) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Talkington Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Talkington Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Talkington Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Talkington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 37% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Talkington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Talkington 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.