Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5Kent Township has 2.5 jobs for every working resident: 635 people commute in to work
Kent Township has 665 jobs; 266 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in Kent Township for work; outside it, Freeport is the main destination (14%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Kent Township, in brief
Kent Township is where the jobs are
Kent Township has 665 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,000 people are in town, 65% more than the 620 who live here. Day and night ↓
Kent Township makes and builds things
70% of the jobs based in Kent Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Kent Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Kent Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 28 minutes). 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 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Kent Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 236 residents head out to work and 30 work right here.
About 1,000 people are in Kent Township on a workday afternoon, 65% more 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.
In Kent Township, 70% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kent Township, 2013 → 2023: 298 → 665. 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 Kent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Kent Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kent Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 302 commuters (the 15% 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 daily trip into Kent Township
Where Kent Township clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Kent Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Kent Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lena (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kent Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $57,228 |
| Erin Township | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wards Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lena | 8% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $72,663 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| West Point Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $79,476 |
| Loran Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $73,000 |
| Nora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Erin Township, Wards Grove Township, Jefferson Township and Nora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kent 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 Kent Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kent Township?
$57,228 (±$36,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kent Township?
4.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kent Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kent Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (14%, 12 mi), Lena (8%, 4 mi), Erin Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kent 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 Kent Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kent 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.