Most of Kane Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
41 jobs are based in Kane Township for 348 working residents. Hardly any work in Kane Township; the top destination outside it is Jacksonville (9%, 36 miles). 10% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Kane Township apart
Kane Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Kane Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kane Township has about 420 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kane Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kane Township is Jacksonville, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (33) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Kane Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Kane Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Kane Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kane Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Kane Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kane Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 10% 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.
The towns that employ Kane Township’s residents
Where Kane Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Kane Township: what the 41 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kane Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 41. 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 Kane Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kane Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kane Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $54,688 |
| Woodville Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Rockbridge Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $76,731 |
| English Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Jersey Township | under 2% | B | B− | 26 min | $74,044 |
| Carrollton Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Linder Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodville Township, English Township and Linder Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carrollton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kane 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 Kane Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kane Township?
$54,688 (±$28,775) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kane Township?
5.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kane Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kane Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jacksonville (9%, 36 mi), Springfield (9%, 56 mi), Greenfield (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kane Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kane Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kane 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.