Photo: NatFee · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Manito Township (2.3%) is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Manito Township; the top destination outside it is Manito (24%, 2 miles). For jobs and income Manito Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Manito Township stands out on work
Manito Township and Manito trade workers both ways
Manito is the top workplace for Manito Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Manito Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 515 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Manito Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Manito Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manito Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Where Manito Township’s working residents head each day
Where Manito Township clocks in
24% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Half of Manito Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 34% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Manito Township
On a workday 390 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 304 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 (0.83 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.
Jobs in Manito Township: what the 429 are
429 jobs are based in Manito Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manito Township, 2013 → 2023: 440 → 429. 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 Manito Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Manito Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manito Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 975 commuters (the 6% 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.
Driving is how Manito Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,040 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). 4.3% of Manito Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manito Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Manito Township next to U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900: 1,869th of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,867 | Oak Harbor OH | 2,780 | $46K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 10% | B |
| 1,868 | Roseto PA | 1,603 | $75K | 9.6% | 6.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,869 | Manito Township IL | 2,146 | $69K | 7.8% | 2.3% | 24% | B |
| 1,870 | Washington Township IN | 2,342 | $93K | 7.5% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,871 | Calvin Township MI | 2,030 | $81K | 8.7% | 6.9% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Manito Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Manito Township
The biggest share goes to Forest City Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manito Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manito Township | – | B | B− | 27 min | $68,942 |
| Forest City Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $86,685 |
| Quiver Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Malone Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Prairie Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $67,500 |
| Pennsylvania Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest City Township, Quiver Township, Malone Township and Pennsylvania Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manito 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 Manito Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manito Township?
$68,942 (±$10,224) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manito Township?
7.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manito Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manito Township work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manito (24%, 2 mi), Springfield (6%, 42 mi), Havana (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manito Township walkable?
Manito Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manito Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manito Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manito 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.