Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Cambridge Township
5% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). About one in seven work in Cambridge Township; the top destination outside it is Cambridge (12%, 3 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cambridge Township at work: what stands out
Services make up most of the work in Cambridge Township
721 jobs are based in Cambridge Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,021 → 721. 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 Cambridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cambridge Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 908 residents head out to work, 132 work right here, and 589 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Cambridge Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Out of Cambridge Township to work: where people go
Where Cambridge Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Cambridge Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,074 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cambridge Township
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.
How Cambridge Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $64,795 |
| Andover Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Burns Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Munson Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Andover Township, Burns Township and Munson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cambridge 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 Cambridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cambridge Township?
$64,795 (±$7,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambridge Township?
12.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambridge Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambridge Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (12%, 3 mi), Geneseo (10%, 12 mi), Davenport (8%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cambridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambridge 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.