Most of Wilberton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Wilberton Township has 14 jobs, against 201 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wilberton Township for work; outside it, Vandalia is the main destination (15%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Wilberton Township
Wilberton Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Wilberton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilberton Township has about 290 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wilberton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 43 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Wilberton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Wilberton Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting from Wilberton Township: about 48 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilberton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 23% 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.
Miles to work from Wilberton Township
About 34% 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.
Where Wilberton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wilberton Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
43% of the jobs in Wilberton Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Wilberton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wilberton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilberton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilberton Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $65,400 |
| Otego Township | under 2% | D | D | 24 min | $54,286 |
| Lone Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kaskaskia Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Foster Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Grove Township, Kaskaskia Township and Foster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilberton 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 Wilberton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilberton Township?
$65,400 (±$18,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilberton Township?
28.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilberton Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilberton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (15%, 10 mi), Effingham (12%, 28 mi), Farina (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilberton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilberton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilberton 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.