Work means Decatur for about half of Illini Township’s working residents
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Illini Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% stay in Illini Township for work; outside it, Decatur is the main destination (45%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Illini Township, in a few figures
Nearly half of Illini Township works in Decatur
259 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Decatur, 9.2 miles away. That’s 23 times as many as work in Illini Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Illini Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Illini Township fell from 351 in 2013 to 259 in 2023, −26%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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; with 573 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Illini Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Illini Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Illini Township’s grade up ($98,594, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Illini Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Illini Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Commuting out of Illini Township: the destinations
Where Illini Township clocks in
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.
The 259 jobs based in Illini Township
259 jobs are based in Illini Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Illini Township, 2013 → 2023: 351 → 259. 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 Illini Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Illini Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 560 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 246 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Illini Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.45 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 trip to work from Illini Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Illini Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 493 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Illini Township works
About 23% 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.
Few in Illini Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Illini Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Illini 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 573 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 Illini Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Illini Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Illini Township ranks 912th of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 910 | Center Township IN | 1,453 | $87K | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 911 | Greenbush Township MN | 1,333 | $106K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 912 | Illini Township IL | 1,282 | $99K | 6.9% | 4.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 913 | Leaf River Township IL | 1,076 | $86K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 914 | Ridgeville Township OH | 1,099 | $84K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Illini Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Illini Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Illini Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illini Township | – | B+ | D | 24 min | $98,594 |
| Harristown Township | under 2% | B− | D | 21 min | $76,518 |
| Lake Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hickory Point Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 17 min | $58,673 |
| Austin Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Fork Township and Austin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Illini 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 Illini Township: questions
What is the median household income in Illini Township?
$98,594 (±$10,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Illini Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Illini Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Illini Township work?
2% work in town.
Is Illini Township walkable?
Illini Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Illini 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 Illini Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Illini 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.