Boynton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Boynton Township has 20 jobs; 84 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Boynton Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (14%, 29 miles). For 32% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Boynton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Boynton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Boynton Township to work: where people go
Where Boynton 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.
Boynton Township makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boynton Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 20. 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 Boynton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Boynton Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boynton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 32% 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 Boynton Township
About 26% 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 Boynton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boynton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $155,063 |
| Orvil Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hopedale Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 21 min | $97,891 |
| Delavan Township | under 3% | C | B− | 29 min | $67,250 |
| Hittle Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Prairie Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orvil Township: not graded. Hittle Township and Prairie Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boynton 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 Boynton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boynton Township?
$155,063 (±$50,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boynton Township?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boynton Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boynton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (14%, 29 mi), Hopedale (7%, 4 mi), Pekin (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boynton 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 Boynton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boynton 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.