Most of Chestnut Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Chestnut Township has 20 jobs; 89 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Chestnut Township; the top destination outside it is Galesburg (34%, 14 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, 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
Chestnut Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Chestnut Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
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 Chestnut Township’s residents
Where Chestnut Township clocks in
34% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 90% of work in Chestnut Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chestnut Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 20. 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 Chestnut Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Chestnut Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chestnut Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Chestnut Township
About 33% 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 Chestnut Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chestnut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Township | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ellisville Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Orange Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Indian Point Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 45 min | $62,586 |
| Maquon Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ellisville Township, Orange Township and Maquon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chestnut 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 Chestnut Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chestnut Township?
39.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chestnut Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chestnut Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (34%, 14 mi), Peoria (15%, 35 mi), Moline (3%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chestnut 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 Chestnut Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chestnut 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.