Jobs and the daily commute in Esmen Township
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Esmen Township for work; outside it, Pontiac is the main destination (24%, 6 miles). Esmen Township has 153 jobs; 104 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Esmen Township
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Esmen Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 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.
Where Esmen Township’s working residents head each day
Where Esmen Township clocks in
24% of workers
9% 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.
30% of the jobs in Esmen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Esmen Township, 2013 → 2023: 443 → 153. 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 Esmen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Esmen Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Esmen Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 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.
How many miles Esmen Township commutes
About 27% 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.
The towns around Esmen Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Esmen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmen Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $88,250 |
| Amity Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sunbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Odell Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $86,750 |
| Pontiac Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amity Township and Sunbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pontiac Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Esmen 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 Esmen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Esmen Township?
$88,250 (±$20,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Esmen Township?
14.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Esmen Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Esmen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pontiac (24%, 6 mi), Streator (9%, 15 mi), Normal (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Esmen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Esmen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Esmen 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.