Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Danforth Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. There are 190 jobs in Danforth Township, and 362 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Danforth Township itself; outside it, Kankakee draws the most (9%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Danforth Township at work: what stands out
The trip to work from Danforth Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danforth Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 13% 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.
Danforth Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 350 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Danforth Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Commuting out of Danforth Township: the destinations
Where Danforth Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Danforth Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danforth Township, 2013 → 2023: 246 → 190. 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 Danforth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Danforth Township
About 28% 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 Danforth Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danforth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $54,598 |
| Douglas Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 25 min | $74,196 |
| Ashkum Township | under 3% | B | B− | 24 min | $90,313 |
| Iroquois Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
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 Danforth 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 Danforth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Danforth Township?
$54,598 (±$8,423) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danforth Township?
20.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danforth Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danforth Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kankakee (9%, 20 mi), Watseka (7%, 15 mi), Bradley (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danforth 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 Danforth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danforth 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.