With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Akron Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Akron Township has 243 jobs, and 460 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten stay in Akron Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Akron Township apart on work
The places Akron Township commutes to
Where Akron Township clocks in
Lines 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Akron Township
On a workday 422 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Akron Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
What Akron Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Akron Township, 2013 → 2023: 197 → 243. 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 Akron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Akron Township spends getting to work: about 24 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 Akron Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 471 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Akron Township
About 23% 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 Akron Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Akron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $89,375 |
| Radnor Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 19 min | $178,586 |
| Princeville Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hallock Township | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $151,125 |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Princeville Township: not graded. Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Akron 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 Akron Township: questions
What is the median household income in Akron Township?
$89,375 (±$21,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Akron Township?
9.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Akron Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Akron Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (30%, 13 mi), Princeville (13%, 4 mi), Morton (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Akron 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 Akron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Akron 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.