Unemployment in Cedar Township (9.2%) is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Cedar Township grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. Only 7% work in Cedar Township itself; outside it, Galesburg draws the most (27%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cedar Township in brief
Cedar Township is a place people come home to
There are 278 jobs based in Cedar Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Township has about 2,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Cedar Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Cedar Township fell from 376 in 2013 to 278 in 2023, −26%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 2023, 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 Cedar Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cedar Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #623 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Cedar Township’s grade up (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cedar Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
How many people are in Cedar Township by day
On a workday 1,118 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Jobs in Cedar Township: what the 278 are
278 jobs are based in Cedar Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Township, 2013 → 2023: 376 → 278. 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 Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cedar Township’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Cedar Township goes to work
Where Cedar Township clocks in
27% of workers
11% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Cedar Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,371 commuters (the 7% 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.
In Cedar Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cedar Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #538 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Cedar Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,476 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). 1.1% of Cedar Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cedar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cedar Township is 3,148th of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 2% | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,146 | Pinehurst TX | 2,206 | $50K | 12.1% | 2.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,147 | Follansbee WV | 2,668 | $58K | 8.1% | 5.9% | 6% | C |
| 3,148 | Cedar Township IL | 2,942 | $67K | 5.6% | 9.2% | 7% | C |
| 3,149 | Polo IL | 2,235 | $63K | 20.5% | 3.0% | 10% | C |
| 3,150 | Coldwater Township MI | 3,859 | $72K | 9.3% | 8.2% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Cedar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Cedar Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | – | C | B− | 27 min | $66,713 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Floyd Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Indian Point Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 45 min | $62,586 |
| Galesburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange Township, Floyd Township and Galesburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Cedar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Township?
$66,713 (±$8,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (27%, 8 mi), Abingdon (11%, 3 mi), Peoria (10%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cedar Township walkable?
Cedar Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cedar Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar 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.