Photo: Csrbsn · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Channahon Township top those of 93% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Channahon Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (C−). 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Only 7% stay in Channahon Township for work; outside it, Joliet is the main destination (14%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Channahon Township in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
60% of the jobs in Channahon Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Channahon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Channahon Township went from 4,476 in 2013 to 7,830 in 2023, +75%. The jobs ↓
Channahon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,830 jobs in Channahon Township are filled from a wide area. Channahon Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Channahon Township
Household income holds Channahon Township’s grade up ($136,489, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Channahon Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The 7,830 jobs based in Channahon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Channahon Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,476 → 7,830. 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 Channahon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Channahon Township ends
Where Channahon Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
How many people are in Channahon Township by day
On a workday 5,337 residents head out to work, 388 work right here, and 7,442 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Channahon Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Channahon Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Channahon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,795 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Channahon Township
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 Channahon 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 5,305 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Channahon Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Channahon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Channahon Township is 761st among 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 17 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 30 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 759 | Powdersville SC | 10,771 | $85K | 9.3% | 1.7% | 6% | A− |
| 760 | Selma TX | 11,955 | $97K | 6.2% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| 761 | Channahon Township IL | 11,065 | $136K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7% | A− |
| 762 | Wayne Township IN | 11,641 | $94K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 763 | Jessup MD | 9,931 | $129K | 8.3% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Channahon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Channahon Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Channahon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channahon Township | – | A− | C− | 31 min | $136,489 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | A | B | 30 min | $109,309 |
| Aux Sable Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $109,269 |
| Wilmington Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | C | 30 min | $104,292 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilmington Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Channahon 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 Channahon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Channahon Township?
$136,489 (±$13,480) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Channahon Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Channahon Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Channahon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joliet (14%, 7 mi), Chicago (9%, 39 mi), Channahon (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Channahon Township walkable?
Channahon Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Channahon Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Channahon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Channahon 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.