There are 3.9 jobs in Dayton Township for every working resident, and 3,919 people commute in
8% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Dayton Township has 3,997 jobs; 1,029 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Dayton Township C; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Dayton Township
Dayton Township fills up on a workday
Dayton Township has 3,997 jobs, 3.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,300 people are in town, more than double the 2,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Dayton Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Dayton Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Dayton Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Dayton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Dayton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Where Dayton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Dayton Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Dayton Township’s grade up ($76,042, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (25.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (5.3%) is left out: Dayton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dayton Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
A workday in Dayton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 951 residents head out to work and 78 work right here.
About 5,300 people are in Dayton Township on a workday afternoon, 125% more than live here.
3.9 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.
Who travels to work in Dayton Township, and from where
Where Dayton Township clocks in
21% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
The trip to work from Dayton Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dayton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 710 commuters (the 8% 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 Dayton Township
About 35% 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.
What Dayton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dayton Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,985 → 3,997. 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 Dayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Dayton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dayton Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of 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 769 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). 4.0% of Dayton Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dayton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Dayton Township is 3,234th among 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,232 | Clarence Township MI | 1,897 | $67K | 12.9% | 2.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,233 | Mattawan MI | 2,934 | $62K | 12.1% | 8.2% | 10% | C |
| 3,234 | Dayton Township IL | 2,379 | $76K | 25.1% | 5.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,235 | Rock Creek-Lima Township IL | 1,928 | $68K | 10.3% | 2.0% | 8% | C |
| 3,236 | Jackson Township OH | 2,018 | $62K | 10.3% | 5.0% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Dayton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 21% of Dayton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | – | C | C+ | 20 min | $76,042 |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $91,406 |
| Ottawa Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 19 min | $70,008 |
| Serena Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 46 min | $104,236 |
| Wallace Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ottawa | 21% | C | B− | 23 min | $71,413 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wallace Township and Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ottawa. Darker towns draw more of Dayton 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 Dayton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dayton Township?
$76,042 (±$23,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dayton Township?
25.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dayton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dayton Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (21%, 5 mi), Peru (6%, 18 mi), LaSalle (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dayton Township walkable?
Dayton Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dayton 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 Dayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dayton 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.