About half of Chalmers Township’s working residents commute to Macomb
Home is the office for 23% of workers (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Chalmers Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (47%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chalmers Township and work: the main findings
Commutes from Chalmers Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 130 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (16 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Chalmers Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Chalmers Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chalmers Township has about 430 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Chalmers Township: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chalmers Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 commuters (the 23% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Chalmers Township
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Chalmers Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
The towns that employ Chalmers Township’s residents
Where Chalmers Township clocks in
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 Chalmers Township
55 jobs are based in Chalmers Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chalmers Township, 2013 → 2023: 181 → 55. 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 Chalmers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Chalmers Township commutes
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.
Next door is work for 50% of Chalmers Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chalmers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers Township | – | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Macomb | 47% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $44,411 |
| Macomb City Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $44,411 |
| Colchester Township | under 2% | C | C | 16 min | $63,983 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Scotland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Emmet Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethel Township and Scotland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Emmet Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Macomb. Darker towns draw more of Chalmers 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 Chalmers Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chalmers Township?
10.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chalmers Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chalmers Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Chalmers 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 Chalmers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chalmers 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.