Photo: Andy McMurray · CC BY 2.5Marengo Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
About one in ten work in Marengo Township; the top destination outside it is Marengo (9%, 4 miles). 2,050 jobs are based in Marengo Township for 3,687 working residents. For 9% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Marengo Township apart on work
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Marengo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marengo Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,093 → 2,050. 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 Marengo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Marengo Township
On a workday 3,369 residents head out to work, 318 work right here, and 1,732 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Marengo Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where the trip to work from Marengo Township ends
Where Marengo Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
The trip to work from Marengo Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marengo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,916 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 Marengo Township
About 17% 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 towns around Marengo Township
The biggest share goes to Riley Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marengo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $74,172 |
| Riley Township | 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $164,764 |
| Bonus Township | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $100,806 |
| Dunham Township | under 2% | B | A | 27 min | $92,697 |
| Seneca Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $133,558 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marengo 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 Marengo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marengo Township?
$74,172 (±$22,805) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marengo Township?
13.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marengo Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marengo Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marengo (9%, 4 mi), Chicago (9%, 58 mi), Elgin (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marengo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marengo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marengo 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.