Marion Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
0% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Employers in Marion Township report 41 jobs; 93 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Marion Township; the top destination outside it is Dixon (12%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Marion Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Marion Township goes to work
Where Marion Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
Marion Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 41. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Marion Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 0% 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 Marion Township
About 39% 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.
Next door to Marion Township
The biggest share goes to Amboy (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $92,857 |
| Amboy Township | under 4% | C− | B− | 28 min | $68,286 |
| Harmon Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| South Dixon Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| East Grove Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Amboy | 4% | C− | B | 28 min | $68,258 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmon Township, South Dixon Township and East Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$92,857 (±$28,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
2.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dixon (12%, 9 mi), Sterling (6%, 13 mi), Rockford (5%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion 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.