Macomb draws about half of Emmet Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. There are 166 jobs in Emmet Township for 548 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Emmet Township
More than half of Emmet Township works in Macomb
275 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Macomb, 4.3 miles away across the town line. That’s 25 times as many as work in Emmet Township itself. The commute map ↓
Emmet Township is a place people come home to
There are 166 jobs based in Emmet Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Emmet Township has about 480 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Emmet Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 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 548 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Emmet Township goes to work
Where Emmet Township clocks in
3% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Emmet Township
On a workday 537 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Emmet Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emmet Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 457 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.
52% of the jobs in Emmet Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emmet Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 166. 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 Emmet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Emmet Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work next door: 50% of Emmet Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emmet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $88,558 |
| Macomb | 50% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $44,411 |
| Macomb City Township | under 1% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $44,411 |
| Hire Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sciota Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Macomb Township | under 1% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Colchester Township | under 1% | C | C | 16 min | $63,983 |
| Chalmers Township | under 1% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hire Township, Sciota Township, Macomb Township and Chalmers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Macomb. Darker towns draw more of Emmet 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 Emmet Township: questions
What is the median household income in Emmet Township?
$88,558 (±$24,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emmet Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emmet Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emmet Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Emmet 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 Emmet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emmet 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.