With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Industry Township works elsewhere
Only 1% stay in Industry Township for work; outside it, Macomb is the main destination (35%, 11 miles). Industry Township has 90 jobs; 269 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 1% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Industry Township
Industry Township and Macomb trade workers both ways
Macomb is the top workplace for Industry Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Industry Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Industry Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Industry 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Industry Township: the destinations
Where Industry Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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 Industry Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Industry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 338 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.
Industry Township by day and by night
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Industry Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Industry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Industry Township, 2014 → 2024: 265 → 90. 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 Industry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Industry Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Industry Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Industry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $59,750 |
| Eldorado Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Scotland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Littleton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eldorado Township, Scotland Township, Littleton Township and Bethel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Industry 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 Industry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Industry Township?
$59,750 (±$20,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Industry Township?
17.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Industry Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Industry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (35%, 11 mi), Rushville (6%, 14 mi), Mount Sterling (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Industry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Industry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Industry 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.