Tunbridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Tunbridge Township report 23 jobs for 254 working residents. Hardly any work in Tunbridge Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (27%, 8 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Tunbridge Township
Tunbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Tunbridge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tunbridge Township has about 490 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Tunbridge Township and Clinton trade workers both ways
Clinton is the top workplace for Tunbridge Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Tunbridge Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Tunbridge Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 254 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tunbridge Township
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Tunbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Tunbridge Township goes to work
Where Tunbridge Township clocks in
27% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Tunbridge Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tunbridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 commuters (the 15% 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.
What Tunbridge Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tunbridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 23. 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 Tunbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Tunbridge Township, by distance
About 24% 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 Tunbridge Township
The biggest share goes to Texas Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tunbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $80,625 |
| Texas Township | 3% | A− | D− | 25 min | $86,739 |
| Aetna Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Austin Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Barnett Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Maroa Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aetna Township, Austin Township and Barnett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Maroa Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tunbridge 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 Tunbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tunbridge Township?
$80,625 (±$56,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tunbridge Township?
5.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tunbridge Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tunbridge Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (27%, 8 mi), Decatur (8%, 18 mi), Springfield (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tunbridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tunbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tunbridge 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.