East Eldorado Township has lower household incomes than 87% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.8% across Illinois. The two grades for East Eldorado Township are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets East Eldorado Township apart on work
East Eldorado Township and Eldorado trade workers both ways
Eldorado is the top workplace for East Eldorado Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in East Eldorado Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from East Eldorado 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.
The figures behind East Eldorado Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Eldorado Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns, #731 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds East Eldorado Township’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($51,125, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Eldorado Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
20% of working residents work in Eldorado
Where East Eldorado Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% 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.
Time on the road from East Eldorado Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Eldorado Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,012 commuters (the 6% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of East Eldorado Township
On a workday 1,688 residents head out to work, 504 work right here, and 1,209 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in East Eldorado Township
1,713 jobs are based in East Eldorado Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Eldorado Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,449 → 1,713. 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 East Eldorado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles East Eldorado Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Few in East Eldorado Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Eldorado Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #512 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 2,141 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). 8.2% of East Eldorado Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of East Eldorado Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, East Eldorado Township is 3,309th of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Salem NJ | 5,389 | $39K | 24.8% | 10.2% | 7% | D |
| 3,308 | Ridgway PA | 3,893 | $53K | 13.0% | 6.7% | 21% | D |
| 3,309 | East Eldorado Township IL | 5,182 | $51K | 19.0% | 5.1% | 23% | D |
| 3,310 | Colville WA | 5,116 | $57K | 21.9% | 4.7% | 42% | D |
| 3,311 | Jeanerette LA | 4,484 | $43K | 38.7% | 5.7% | 5% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 East Eldorado Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
East Eldorado Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Eldorado Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Eldorado Township | – | D | B− | 23 min | $51,125 |
| Rector Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cottage Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Raleigh Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $90,515 |
| North Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Equality Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rector Township, Cottage Township, North Fork Township and Equality Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Eldorado 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 East Eldorado Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Eldorado Township?
$51,125 (±$20,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Eldorado Township?
19.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Eldorado Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Eldorado Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eldorado (20%, 1 mi), Harrisburg (14%, 8 mi), Marion (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is East Eldorado Township walkable?
East Eldorado Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Eldorado Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Eldorado Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Eldorado 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.