With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Germantown Township works elsewhere
Germantown Township has 418 jobs, against 1,077 working residents. The two grades for Germantown Township are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Germantown Township; the top destination outside it is Breese (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Germantown Township
The better-paid jobs are outside Germantown Township
68% of Germantown Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Germantown Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Germantown Township empties out on a workday
About 1,500 people are in Germantown Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 2,200 who live here: 990 head out to work and 330 come in. 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.
The figures behind Germantown Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Germantown Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Germantown Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Germantown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Germantown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germantown Township, 2013 → 2023: 280 → 418. 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 Germantown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Germantown Township on a workday
On a workday 990 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 331 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Germantown Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 places Germantown Township commutes to
Where Germantown Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
From Germantown Township, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Germantown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,001 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.
The distance from Germantown Township to work
About 15% 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.
Germantown Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Germantown Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Germantown 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 1,156 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). 1.6% of Germantown Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Germantown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Germantown Township ranks: 561st of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 32 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 559 | Glendale OH | 2,285 | $112K | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4% | A− |
| 560 | Random Lake WI | 1,572 | $90K | 4.4% | 3.5% | 13% | A− |
| 561 | Germantown Township IL | 2,150 | $97K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 8% | A− |
| 562 | Spencer Brook Township MN | 1,734 | $104K | 5.6% | 1.5% | 1% | A− |
| 563 | Woodlands CA | 2,061 | $137K | 5.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Germantown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Germantown Township
The biggest share goes to Breese Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germantown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Township | – | A− | C+ | 29 min | $96,806 |
| Okawville Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 30 min | $84,792 |
| Looking Glass Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $92,163 |
| Breese Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $87,194 |
| Santa Fe Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $89,079 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germantown 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 Germantown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Germantown Township?
$96,806 (±$15,590) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Germantown Township?
4.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Germantown Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Germantown Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breese (9%, 7 mi), St. Louis (7%, 39 mi), Germantown (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Germantown Township walkable?
Germantown Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Germantown Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Germantown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germantown 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.