Most of Gold Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Gold Township has 18 jobs; 62 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Gold Township; the top destination outside it is Princeton (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gold Township
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Gold Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 towns that employ Gold Township’s residents
Where Gold Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Gold Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gold Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 18. 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 Gold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Gold Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gold Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 7% 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.
Gold Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Gold Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $115,333 |
| Manlius Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Mineral Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alba Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Yorktown Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manlius Township, Mineral Township, Fairfield Township, Alba Township and Yorktown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gold 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 Gold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gold Township?
$115,333 (±$45,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gold Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gold Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gold Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (13%, 18 mi), Walnut (8%, 13 mi), Sterling (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gold 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 Gold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gold 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.