Most of Maquon Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Maquon Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (21%, 30 miles). Maquon Township has 30 jobs, and 178 of its residents work somewhere. For 9% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Maquon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Maquon 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Maquon Township’s residents
Where Maquon Township clocks in
9% of workers
3% 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.
83% of the jobs in Maquon Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maquon Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 30. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Maquon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Maquon Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maquon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Maquon Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Maquon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maquon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maquon Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $66,447 |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Chestnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Haw Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township, Chestnut Township, Salem Township and Haw Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maquon 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 2024, 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 Maquon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maquon Township?
$66,447 (±$4,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maquon Township?
8.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maquon Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maquon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (21%, 30 mi), Galesburg (9%, 17 mi), Farmington (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Maquon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maquon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maquon Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.