Photo: Omnedon · Public domainMost of Georgetown Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns. Employers in Georgetown Township report 793 jobs, against 3,068 working residents. For jobs and income Georgetown Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Georgetown Township
31% of Georgetown Township works in Danville
964 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Danville, 10 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Georgetown Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Georgetown 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 ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Georgetown Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Georgetown Township’s grade up (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Georgetown Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
31% of working residents work in Danville
Where Georgetown Township clocks in
31% 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.
Getting to work from Georgetown Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,631 commuters (the 13% 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 far Georgetown Township goes to work
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who commutes out of Georgetown Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,790 residents head out to work, 278 work right here, and 515 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Georgetown Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Georgetown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown Township, 2014 → 2024: 848 → 793. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Georgetown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Georgetown Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,028 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). 3.8% of Georgetown Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Georgetown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Georgetown Township is 2,743rd of 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 13 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,741 | Frostburg MD | 6,979 | $53K | 28.8% | 6.7% | 17% | C− |
| 2,742 | Umatilla OR | 8,220 | $69K | 17.4% | 6.5% | 11% | C− |
| 2,743 | Georgetown Township IL | 7,100 | $57K | 19.4% | 5.4% | 9% | C− |
| 2,744 | Keokuk IA | 9,510 | $53K | 18.3% | 4.9% | 46% | C− |
| 2,745 | Ludington MI | 7,634 | $46K | 22.5% | 3.6% | 25% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Georgetown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 10% of Georgetown Township
The biggest share goes to Danville Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Township | – | C− | C | 23 min | $57,012 |
| McKendree Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Carroll Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Catlin Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 31 min | $77,194 |
| Danville Township | 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Elwood Township | under 2% | C− | D | 32 min | $54,375 |
| Westville | 4% | D | C− | 19 min | $54,912 |
| Belgium | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKendree Township, Carroll Township and Belgium: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Danville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown 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 2024, 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 Georgetown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown Township?
$57,012 (±$3,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown Township?
19.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (31%, 10 mi), Danville Township (6%, 7 mi), Westville (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Georgetown Township walkable?
Georgetown Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Georgetown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.