With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Indian Point Township works elsewhere
1% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois. Employers in Indian Point Township report 194 jobs for 577 working residents. Indian Point Township grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Indian Point Township stands out on work
Indian Point Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (16 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
Few Indian Point Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 577 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Indian Point Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Indian Point Township is better than 15% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Indian Point Township’s grade.
Unemployment (6.3%) is left out: Indian Point 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, Indian Point Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Indian Point Township’s commute takes about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Point Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 834 commuters (the 1% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Indian Point Township
About 34% 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.
Indian Point Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 551 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Indian Point Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
26% of working residents work in Galesburg
Where Indian Point Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% 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 kinds of work in Indian Point Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 194. 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 Indian Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Indian Point Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Indian Point Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 842 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). 6.0% of Indian Point Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Indian Point Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Indian Point Township is 4,409th among 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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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| 29 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 32 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
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| 4,407 | Reno OH | 1,040 | $44K | 12.6% | 14.0% | 1% | C− |
| 4,408 | Clark SD | 1,183 | $59K | 10.7% | 7.1% | 20% | C− |
| 4,409 | Indian Point Township IL | 1,387 | $63K | 16.8% | 6.3% | 5% | C− |
| 4,410 | Lake Township MI | 1,137 | $63K | 12.8% | 3.2% | 1% | C− |
| 4,411 | Warren NY | 1,021 | $73K | 19.3% | 1.6% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 Indian Point Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Indian Point Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point Township | – | C− | B− | 45 min | $62,586 |
| Berwick Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Cedar Township | under 1% | C | B− | 27 min | $66,713 |
| Chestnut Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Union Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Berwick Township, Chestnut Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian Point 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 Indian Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Point Township?
$62,586 (±$15,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Point Township?
16.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Point Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Point Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (26%, 13 mi), Peoria (13%, 41 mi), Abingdon (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Indian Point Township walkable?
Indian Point Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Indian Point Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Indian Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Point 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.