Earning a living in Cottage Township
Only 2% stay in Cottage Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (21%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Employers in Cottage Township report 167 jobs; 107 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Cottage Township
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 165 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Cottage Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Cottage Township’s workforce comes from
Where Cottage Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Cottage Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cottage Township, 2013 → 2023: 357 → 167. 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 Cottage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cottage Township
of Cottage Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 0% 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 commute from Cottage Township, by distance
About 25% 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 to Cottage Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cottage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mountain Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| East Eldorado Township | under 2% | D | B− | 23 min | $51,125 |
| Harrisburg Township | under 2% | D | B | 19 min | $46,474 |
| Equality Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| North Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mountain Township, Equality Township and North Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cottage 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 Cottage Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cottage Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cottage Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (21%, 6 mi), Eldorado (8%, 5 mi), Marion (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cottage 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 Cottage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cottage 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.