With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Limestone Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Limestone Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). 303 jobs are based in Limestone Township; 2,374 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Limestone Township for work; outside it, Kankakee is the main destination (24%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Limestone Township
Limestone Township is a place people come home to
There are 303 jobs based in Limestone Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Limestone Township has about 2,900 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Limestone Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Limestone Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Limestone Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Limestone Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Limestone Township fell from 435 in 2013 to 303 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Limestone Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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.
Where Limestone Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income is its strongest input ($112,258, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Limestone Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Limestone Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,318 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Limestone 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.
42% of the jobs in Limestone Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2013 → 2023: 435 → 303. 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 Limestone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Limestone Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limestone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,256 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 places Limestone Township commutes to
Where Limestone Township clocks in
24% 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.
The commute from Limestone Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
Getting around Limestone Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,493 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Limestone Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Limestone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
603rd of 3,692: where Limestone Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
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| 31 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 601 | Warrington Township PA | 4,681 | $78K | 3.8% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 602 | Friendship Heights Village MD | 4,002 | $119K | 10.1% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| 603 | Limestone Township IL | 4,961 | $112K | 5.0% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 604 | Wamego Township KS | 5,838 | $103K | 4.1% | 1.3% | 26% | A− |
| 605 | Orrock Township MN | 3,698 | $126K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Limestone Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Limestone Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | – | A− | D− | 23 min | $112,258 |
| Bourbonnais Township | under 1% | B− | A− | 23 min | $76,228 |
| Kankakee Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Otto Township | under 1% | B | C | 26 min | $80,250 |
| Limestone | under 1% | A− | D− | 26 min | $103,906 |
| Salina Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $82,357 |
| Rockville Township | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Pilot Township | under 1% | B− | C | 25 min | $92,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kankakee Township: not graded. Rockville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Limestone 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 Limestone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Limestone Township?
$112,258 (±$19,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limestone Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kankakee (24%, 5 mi), Bradley (9%, 6 mi), Bourbonnais (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limestone Township walkable?
Limestone Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limestone 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 Limestone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limestone 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.