Household incomes in Malta Township top those of 63% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 17.7% (Illinois 11.8%). Jobs and income earn Malta Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 4% work in Malta Township; the top destination outside it is DeKalb (18%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Malta Township stands out on work
Malta Township and DeKalb trade workers both ways
DeKalb is the top workplace for Malta Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Malta Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Malta Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Malta Township fell from 618 in 2013 to 414 in 2023, −33%. 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 667 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Malta Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Malta Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Malta Township’s grade up ($85,469, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: Malta Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Malta Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Commuting out of Malta Township: the destinations
Where Malta Township clocks in
18% of workers
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
414 jobs are based in Malta Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Malta Township, 2013 → 2023: 618 → 414. 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 Malta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Malta Township on a workday
On a workday 640 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 387 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Malta Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Malta Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Malta Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 749 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Malta Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 18% 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.
Few in Malta Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Malta Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 871 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). 8.3% of Malta Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Malta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Malta Township is 2,228th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 26 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,226 | Tracy MN | 2,039 | $68K | 9.9% | 0.6% | 26% | B− |
| 2,227 | Garretson SD | 1,174 | $60K | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5% | B− |
| 2,228 | Malta Township IL | 1,528 | $85K | 17.7% | 2.1% | 4% | B− |
| 2,229 | Silver Lake Township KS | 1,893 | $57K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,230 | Montour Township PA | 1,260 | $68K | 9.5% | 5.8% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | 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 Malta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Malta Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Malta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Township | – | B− | C+ | 28 min | $85,469 |
| DeKalb Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Dement Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| South Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Milan Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. DeKalb Township: not graded. Dement Township, South Grove Township and Milan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Malta 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 Malta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Malta Township?
$85,469 (±$19,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Malta Township?
17.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Malta Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Malta Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DeKalb (18%, 7 mi), Sycamore (11%, 11 mi), Rockford (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Malta Township walkable?
Malta Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Malta Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Malta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Malta 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.