Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5Fewer people are out of work in Camargo Township (3.2%) than in 66% of U.S. towns
Camargo Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. About one in ten work in Camargo Township itself; outside it, Champaign draws the most (17%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Camargo Township and work: the main findings
Many jobs in Camargo Township pay little
36% of the jobs based in Camargo Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Camargo Township
56% of Camargo Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Camargo Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Camargo Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Camargo Township went from 526 in 2013 to 880 in 2023, +67%. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Camargo Township averages 29 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 26 minutes). Next door ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Camargo Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Camargo Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #413 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Camargo Township’s grade up (6.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Camargo Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Most jobs in Camargo Township are in services
880 jobs are based in Camargo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camargo Township, 2013 → 2023: 526 → 880. 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 Camargo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Camargo Township by day
On a workday 1,213 residents head out to work, 163 work right here, and 717 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Camargo Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Where the trip to work from Camargo Township ends
Where Camargo Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Camargo Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camargo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,630 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of Camargo Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 20% 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.
Few in Camargo Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,725 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Camargo Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Camargo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Camargo Township next to U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700: 1,622nd of 4,221 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,620 | Bloomer WI | 3,634 | $58K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | B |
| 1,621 | Washington CT | 3,733 | $102K | 9.0% | 4.4% | 24% | B |
| 1,622 | Camargo Township IL | 3,507 | $77K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 12% | B |
| 1,623 | Hidden Meadows CA | 3,524 | $123K | 8.0% | 15.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,624 | Capitol Heights MD | 4,044 | $97K | 8.9% | 16.7% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Camargo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Camargo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camargo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camargo Township | – | B | C− | 29 min | $76,791 |
| Bowdre Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Tuscola Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Murdock Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Crittenden Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowdre Township, Murdock Township and Crittenden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Tuscola Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camargo 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 Camargo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Camargo Township?
$76,791 (±$5,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camargo Township?
6.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camargo Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camargo Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (17%, 21 mi), Urbana (13%, 20 mi), Villa Grove (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Camargo Township walkable?
Camargo Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Camargo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camargo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camargo 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.