How Manlius Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% stay in Manlius Township for work; outside it, Princeton is the main destination (11%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). There are 195 jobs in Manlius Township, against 245 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Manlius Township in brief
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
Manlius Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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; with 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Manlius Township goes to work
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.
Manlius Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manlius Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 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.
In and out of Manlius Township on a workday
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 188 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 (0.80 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 Manlius Township: the destinations
Where Manlius Township clocks in
11% 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.
67% of the jobs in Manlius Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manlius Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 195. 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 Manlius Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Manlius Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manlius Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manlius Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $79,423 |
| Gold Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Greenville Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bureau Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Concord Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 26 min | $66,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gold Township, Greenville Township and Bureau Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manlius 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 Manlius Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manlius Township?
$79,423 (±$20,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manlius Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manlius Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manlius Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (11%, 12 mi), Walnut (8%, 8 mi), Sterling (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manlius 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 Manlius Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manlius 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.