Fewer people are out of work in Catlin Township (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Catlin Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% stay in Catlin Township for work; outside it, Danville is the main destination (26%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Catlin Township, in brief
Catlin Township is a place people come home to
There are 349 jobs based in Catlin Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Catlin Township has about 1,900 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Catlin Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Catlin Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #303 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Catlin Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Catlin Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
In and out of Catlin Township on a workday
On a workday 1,344 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 271 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Catlin Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 2024, primary jobs.
Catlin Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns that employ Catlin Township’s residents
Where Catlin Township clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Catlin Township
349 jobs are based in Catlin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Catlin Township, 2014 → 2024: 390 → 349. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Catlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Catlin Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Catlin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,229 commuters (the 9% 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.
Driving is how Catlin Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Catlin Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #661 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,350 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). 4.4% of Catlin Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Catlin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Catlin Township is 1,101st among 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,099 | Delton WI | 2,441 | $87K | 8.1% | 1.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,100 | Barkhamsted CT | 3,726 | $124K | 3.6% | 6.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,101 | Catlin Township IL | 3,002 | $77K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,102 | Gibson Township OH | 2,153 | $86K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,103 | Salem Township PA | 4,092 | $79K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Catlin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Catlin Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Catlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catlin Township | – | B+ | C | 31 min | $77,194 |
| Oakwood Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $57,188 |
| Danville Township | 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Georgetown Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $57,012 |
| Vance Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jamaica Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Blount Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $110,451 |
| Carroll Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Danville Township: not graded. Vance Township, Jamaica Township and Carroll Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Danville Township. Darker towns draw more of Catlin 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 2024, 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 Catlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Catlin Township?
$77,194 (±$16,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Catlin Township?
4.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Catlin Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Catlin Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (26%, 8 mi), Champaign (9%, 29 mi), Danville Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Catlin Township walkable?
Catlin Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Catlin 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 Catlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Catlin Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.