Most of Crescent Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
5% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Employers in Crescent Township report 115 jobs; 253 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Crescent Township; the top destination outside it is Watseka (9%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Crescent Township: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
Commutes from Crescent Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Crescent Township
About 32% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Crescent Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crescent Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who commutes out of Crescent Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Crescent Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Crescent Township’s residents
Where Crescent Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
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.
Jobs in Crescent Township: what the 115 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crescent Township, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 115. 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 Crescent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Crescent Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crescent Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $75,833 |
| Belmont Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $73,333 |
| Iroquois Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Onarga Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 18 min | $72,083 |
| Middleport Township | under 3% | D− | B | 17 min | $40,307 |
Same-state neighbors only. Iroquois Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crescent 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 Crescent Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crescent Township?
$75,833 (±$12,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crescent Township?
0.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crescent Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crescent Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (9%, 6 mi), Kankakee (6%, 26 mi), Bradley (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crescent Township without a car?
0% 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 Crescent Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crescent 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.