Virden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
About one in ten work in Virden Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (31%, 21 miles). 693 jobs are based in Virden Township, and 1,506 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Virden Township lasts 23 minutes (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Virden Township apart on work
31% of Virden Township works in Springfield
474 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Springfield, 21 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Virden Township itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Virden Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Virden Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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.
Where people from Virden Township work
Where Virden Township clocks in
31% 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.
What Virden Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Virden Township, 2013 → 2023: 839 → 693. 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 Virden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Virden Township spends getting to work: 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 Virden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,349 commuters (the 11% 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.
Virden Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,370 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 557 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Virden Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The distance from Virden Township to work
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.
11% of Virden Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Virden (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Virden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $83,795 |
| Auburn Township | 1% | B− | B− | 26 min | $81,179 |
| Girard Township | 1% | C | B+ | 26 min | $52,370 |
| Virden | 9% | C+ | A | 24 min | $80,577 |
| North Otter Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Bois D'Arc Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Otter Township and Bois D'Arc Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Virden 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 Virden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Virden Township?
$83,795 (±$13,252) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Virden Township?
9.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Virden Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Virden Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (31%, 21 mi), Virden (9%, 1 mi), Girard (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Virden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Virden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Virden 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.