Households in Lowe Township earn more than those in 62% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Lowe Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B). 12.6% of residents are in poverty (Illinois 11.8%). About one in ten work in Lowe Township; the top destination outside it is Arthur (17%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lowe Township
Lowe Township makes and builds things
73% of the jobs based in Lowe Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lowe Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Lowe Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lowe Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lowe Township fell from 1,437 in 2013 to 1,062 in 2023, −26%. 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 ↓
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 785 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lowe Township
Household income holds Lowe Township’s grade up ($85,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Lowe Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lowe Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Lowe Township works in goods: 73% of its jobs
1,062 jobs are based in Lowe Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowe Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,437 → 1,062. 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 Lowe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lowe Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lowe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 571 commuters (the 17% 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 Lowe Township
On a workday 697 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 974 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Lowe Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 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.
Commuting out of Lowe Township: the destinations
Where Lowe Township clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lowe Township
About 27% 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.
In Lowe Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 24.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 689 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). 36.5% of Lowe Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lowe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lowe Township is 2,891st of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 35 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 40 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 2,889 | Onarga IL | 1,305 | $78K | 8.6% | 3.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,890 | Fort Benton MT | 1,416 | $67K | 3.0% | 0.0% | 44% | C+ |
| 2,891 | Lowe Township IL | 1,754 | $85K | 12.6% | 3.7% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,892 | Etna-Troy Township IN | 1,904 | $57K | 16.8% | 1.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,893 | Victory NY | 1,688 | $71K | 6.3% | 9.2% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Lowe Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Lowe Township
The biggest share goes to Jonathan Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Township | – | C+ | B | 19 min | $85,000 |
| Lovington Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 23 min | $60,476 |
| Jonathan Creek Township | 3% | A− | B− | 20 min | $102,188 |
| Garrett Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 20 min | $69,643 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lowe 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 Lowe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lowe Township?
$85,000 (±$9,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowe Township?
12.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lowe Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lowe Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arthur (17%, 4 mi), Sullivan (10%, 11 mi), Bourbon Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lowe Township walkable?
Lowe Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lowe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lowe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowe 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.