Peoria Lock and Dam Historic District · Photo: Grogan, Brian · Public domainUnemployment in Limestone Township (3.2%) is lower than in 66% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Limestone Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Limestone Township, in brief
Limestone Township and Peoria trade workers both ways
Peoria is the top workplace for Limestone Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Limestone Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Limestone 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.
How Limestone Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Limestone Township’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($71,380, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Limestone Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
35% of working residents work in Peoria
Where Limestone Township clocks in
6% 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 trip to work from Limestone Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 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 7,478 commuters (the 12% 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 commute in and out of Limestone Township
On a workday 6,971 residents head out to work, 938 work right here, and 5,559 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Limestone Township
6,497 jobs are based in Limestone Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,819 → 6,497. 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.
Miles to work from Limestone Township
About 22% 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.
Limestone Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,475 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of Limestone Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Limestone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Limestone Township is 863rd among 1,822 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 8 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 861 | Ocean Springs MS | 18,993 | $80K | 5.5% | 4.2% | 23% | B+ |
| 862 | Harrison NJ | 22,105 | $93K | 11.8% | 5.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 863 | Limestone Township IL | 18,035 | $71K | 7.8% | 3.2% | 12% | B+ |
| 864 | Parma NY | 16,051 | $94K | 8.1% | 4.9% | 10% | B+ |
| 865 | Ridgefield WA | 16,132 | $116K | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
Bordering towns draw 35% of Limestone Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | – | B+ | B | 21 min | $71,380 |
| Peoria City Township | under 2% | C− | A | 18 min | $52,321 |
| Peoria | 35% | C | A | 18 min | $59,410 |
| West Peoria | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 16 min | $66,098 |
| Creve Coeur | under 2% | C+ | C | 16 min | $47,993 |
| Kickapoo Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $112,391 |
| Pekin Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 23 min | $73,341 |
| Hollis Township | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $87,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pekin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peoria. 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?
$71,380 (±$3,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?
7.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limestone Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (35%, 7 mi), Bartonville (6%, 2 mi), East Peoria (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limestone Township walkable?
Limestone Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limestone Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.