Households in Cruger Township have higher incomes than those in 82% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 1.1% of residents; Illinois has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Cruger Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cruger Township apart
Cruger Township and Eureka trade workers both ways
Eureka is the top workplace for Cruger Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Cruger Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Cruger Township makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Cruger Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cruger Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Cruger Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Cruger Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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 804 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Cruger Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Cruger Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Cruger Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Cruger Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
18% of working residents work in Eureka
Where Cruger Township clocks in
18% 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.
Goods jobs make up 45% of work in Cruger Township
607 jobs are based in Cruger Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cruger Township, 2013 → 2023: 522 → 607. 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 Cruger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Cruger Township
On a workday 764 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 567 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Cruger Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Cruger Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cruger Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 698 commuters (the 16% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cruger Township
About 20% 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.
Getting around Cruger Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cruger Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 832 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Cruger Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cruger Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cruger Township is 250th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 248 | Pinewood Estates TX | 1,516 | $158K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| 249 | Carnation WA | 2,471 | $153K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| 250 | Cruger Township IL | 1,837 | $108K | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 251 | Aberdeen Proving Ground MD | 2,193 | $125K | 0.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 252 | Webster Township MN | 1,839 | $120K | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Cruger Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Cruger Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cruger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruger Township | – | A | C− | 31 min | $108,024 |
| Olio Township | under 3% | C | B+ | 27 min | $55,708 |
| Metamora Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eureka | 18% | C | B+ | 32 min | $56,048 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A− | B | 20 min | $89,618 |
Same-state neighbors only. Metamora Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Eureka. Darker towns draw more of Cruger 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 Cruger Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cruger Township?
$108,024 (±$26,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cruger Township?
1.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cruger Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cruger Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (18%, 2 mi), Peoria (13%, 17 mi), Normal (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cruger Township walkable?
Cruger Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cruger Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cruger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cruger 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.