Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Where Virginia Township earns its living
Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. About one in seven stay in Virginia Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (17%, 32 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Virginia Township apart
Virginia Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Virginia Township is Springfield, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (131) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Virginia Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Virginia 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. 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 787 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Virginia Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Virginia Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 803 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who commutes out of Virginia Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 674 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 427 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Virginia Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
The places Virginia Township commutes to
Where Virginia Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
What Virginia Township’s employers do
540 jobs are based in Virginia Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Virginia Township, 2013 → 2023: 640 → 540. 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 Virginia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
10% of Virginia Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Virginia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $63,359 |
| Sangamon Valley Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Philadelphia Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Virginia | 10% | C− | B− | 23 min | $59,375 |
| Arenzville Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Panther Creek Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sangamon Valley Township, Philadelphia Township, Arenzville Township and Panther Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Virginia. Darker towns draw more of Virginia 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 Virginia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Virginia Township?
$63,359 (±$11,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Virginia Township?
11.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Virginia Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Virginia Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (17%, 32 mi), Jacksonville (11%, 14 mi), Virginia (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Virginia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Virginia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Virginia 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.