Kerton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Kerton Township report 1 jobs; 24 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Kerton Township itself; outside it, Macomb draws the most (17%, 32 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Kerton Township
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Kerton 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.
Where Kerton Township goes to work
Where Kerton Township clocks in
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.
Most jobs in Kerton Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Kerton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kerton Township
of Kerton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Kerton Township’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Kerton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kerton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerton Township | – | — | — | — | $146,250 |
| Bath Township | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Isabel Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Havana Township | under 5% | C− | B | 27 min | $58,125 |
| Woodland Township | under 5% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 5% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bath Township, Isabel Township, Woodland Township and Hickory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kerton 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 Kerton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kerton Township?
$146,250 (±$34,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kerton Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kerton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (17%, 32 mi), Astoria (8%, 10 mi), Mount Sterling (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kerton 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 Kerton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kerton 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.