Most of Macon Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. Employers in Macon Township report 31 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Macon Township itself; outside it, Princeton draws the most (10%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Macon Township on a workday
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Macon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The towns that employ Macon Township’s residents
Where Macon Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
71% of the jobs in Macon Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macon Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 31. 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 Macon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Macon Township
of Macon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where in the region Macon Township works
About 31% 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 Macon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Neponset Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Concord Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 26 min | $66,042 |
| Indiantown Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Osceola Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Neponset Township, Indiantown Township and Osceola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Macon 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 Macon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Macon Township?
17.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Macon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (10%, 13 mi), Kewanee (8%, 13 mi), Geneseo (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Macon 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 Macon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macon 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.