Most of Joshua Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Joshua Township itself; outside it, Canton draws the most (17%, 7 miles). Employers in Joshua Township report 28 jobs for 171 working residents. Home is the office for 3% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Joshua Township by day
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Joshua Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Joshua Township’s residents
Where Joshua Township clocks in
17% 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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Joshua Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Joshua Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 28. 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 Joshua Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Joshua Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Joshua Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Joshua Township
About 26% 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.
The towns around Joshua Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Joshua Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $59,583 |
| Putman Township | under 3% | C− | B | 31 min | $66,125 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Canton Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township and Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Canton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Joshua 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 Joshua Township: questions
What is the median household income in Joshua Township?
$59,583 (±$33,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Joshua Township?
30.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Joshua Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Joshua Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (17%, 7 mi), Peoria (9%, 30 mi), Macomb (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Joshua 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 Joshua Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Joshua 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.