Most of Eagle Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Eagle Township has 146 jobs, and 752 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Eagle Township C; getting around on foot earns it D. Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Eagle Township
Eagle Township and Streator trade workers both ways
Streator is the top workplace for Eagle Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Eagle Township come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Eagle Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Eagle Township fell from 519 in 2013 to 146 in 2023, −72%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Eagle Township is a place people come home to
There are 146 jobs based in Eagle Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eagle Township has about 830 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 752 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Eagle Township
On income, poverty and job access, Eagle Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Eagle Township’s grade up (7.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($54,306, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Eagle 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, Eagle Township could be anywhere from D to B.
28% of working residents work in Streator
Where Eagle Township clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Eagle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Township, 2013 → 2023: 519 → 146. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Eagle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 745 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 trip to work from Eagle Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 676 commuters (the 4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Eagle Township
About 30% 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.
Most of Eagle Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagle Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Eagle Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 702 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). 0.3% of Eagle Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eagle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Eagle Township is 3,331st of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,329 | Clarksville IA | 1,225 | $63K | 9.1% | 2.3% | 7% | C |
| 3,330 | Wood River NE | 1,169 | $75K | 15.6% | 0.4% | 8% | C |
| 3,331 | Eagle Township IL | 1,437 | $54K | 7.3% | 3.3% | 1% | C |
| 3,332 | Madison Township IN | 1,284 | $85K | 19.4% | 2.2% | 1% | C |
| 3,333 | Reade Township PA | 1,402 | $75K | 13.3% | 4.1% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Eagle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Eagle Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Streator (28%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | – | C | D | 18 min | $54,306 |
| Bruce Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 28 min | $53,477 |
| Streator | 28% | D | B+ | 28 min | $57,609 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Reading Township | 5% | D | C− | 27 min | $54,259 |
| Vermillion Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township and Vermillion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Township?
$54,306 (±$24,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Township?
7.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Streator (28%, 5 mi), Ottawa (9%, 15 mi), Reading Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eagle Township walkable?
Eagle Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle 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 Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle 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.