Work and commuting in Vergennes Township
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Only 2% work in Vergennes Township itself; outside it, Carbondale draws the most (14%, 14 miles). Working residents average 22 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
Getting to work from Vergennes Township, in brief
Few Vergennes Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Vergennes Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (28 to 33 minutes). 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 258 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Vergennes Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vergennes Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 2% 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.
A workday in Vergennes Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 165 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Vergennes Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 Vergennes Township’s working residents head each day
Where Vergennes Township clocks in
14% 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.
71% of the jobs in Vergennes Township pay over $3,333 a month
170 jobs are based in Vergennes Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vergennes Township, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 170. 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 Vergennes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Vergennes Township works
About 16% 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.
How Vergennes Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ora Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vergennes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergennes Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $61,750 |
| Ora Township | 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 28 min | $46,940 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $70,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vergennes 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 Vergennes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vergennes Township?
$61,750 (±$19,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vergennes Township?
4.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vergennes Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vergennes Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carbondale (14%, 14 mi), Murphysboro (10%, 10 mi), Steeleville (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vergennes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vergennes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vergennes 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.