With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Illinois Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. There are 121 jobs in Illinois Township for 264 working residents. Only 3% work in Illinois Township; the top destination outside it is Seneca (17%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Illinois Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Illinois Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 places Illinois Township commutes to
Where Illinois Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Illinois Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Illinois Township, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 121. 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 Illinois Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Illinois Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Illinois Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Illinois 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.
Around Illinois Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Illinois Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $88,125 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Mitchell Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Red Vermillion Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Home Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Corning | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township, Mitchell Township, Red Vermillion Township, Home Township and Corning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Illinois 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 Illinois Township: questions
What is the median household income in Illinois Township?
$88,125 (±$19,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Illinois Township?
3.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Illinois Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Illinois Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seneca (17%, 10 mi), Topeka (11%, 50 mi), Sabetha (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Illinois 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 Illinois Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Illinois 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.