Waltmire Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dillon Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24 jobs are based in Dillon Township, against 371 working residents. Hardly any work in Dillon Township itself; outside it, Pekin draws the most (15%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dillon Township: the figures worth knowing
Dillon Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Dillon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dillon Township has about 590 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Dillon 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 371 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dillon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 369 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Dillon Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Dillon Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dillon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 382 commuters (the 15% 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.
Commuting out of Dillon Township: the destinations
Where Dillon Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Dillon Township makes things: 83% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dillon Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 24. 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 Dillon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Dillon Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Dillon Township
The biggest share goes to Delavan Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dillon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $89,688 |
| Sand Prairie Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $67,500 |
| Elm Grove Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $103,973 |
| Hopedale Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 21 min | $97,891 |
| Delavan Township | 4% | C | B− | 29 min | $67,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dillon 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 Dillon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dillon Township?
$89,688 (±$19,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dillon Township?
3.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dillon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dillon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pekin (15%, 10 mi), Peoria (13%, 22 mi), Morton (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dillon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dillon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dillon 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.