Hume Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. 30 jobs are based in Hume Township, against 148 working residents. Only 3% stay in Hume Township for work; outside it, Sterling is the main destination (10%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hume Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Hume Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Hume Township goes to work
Where Hume Township clocks in
10% 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.
Making and building: 60% of jobs based in Hume Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hume Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 30. 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 Hume Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Hume Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hume Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 289 commuters (the 20% 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.
Half of Hume Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 21% 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.
Next door to Hume Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hume Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $138,125 |
| Lyndon Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hopkins Township | under 3% | B− | C | 36 min | $97,075 |
| Como | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Montmorency Township | 3% | B+ | D | 20 min | $92,147 |
| Tampico Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Coloma Township | under 3% | D | A− | 17 min | $52,152 |
| Prophetstown Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $68,618 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyndon Township, Como and Tampico Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Montmorency Township. Darker towns draw more of Hume 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 Hume Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hume Township?
$138,125 (±$56,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hume Township?
3.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hume Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hume Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (10%, 8 mi), Prophetstown (9%, 7 mi), Davenport (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hume 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 Hume Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hume 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.