With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Martin Township works elsewhere
About one in ten stay in Martin Township for work; outside it, Bloomington is the main destination (31%, 18 miles). Employers in Martin Township report 270 jobs for 590 working residents. Martin Township grades C+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Martin Township stands out on work
31% of Martin Township works in Bloomington
184 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Bloomington, 18 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Martin Township itself. The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Martin Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (19 to 26 minutes). Next door ↓
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 590 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Martin Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Martin Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Martin Township’s grade up ($81,250, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Martin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Martin Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The places Martin Township commutes to
Where Martin Township clocks in
31% of workers
12% 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.
Martin Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 531 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Martin Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
What Martin Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Martin Township, 2013 → 2023: 292 → 270. 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 Martin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Martin Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Martin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 485 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Martin Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 22% 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.
Martin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Martin Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Martin Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 550 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Martin Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Martin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Martin Township comes 2,003rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
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| 2,001 | Hilbert WI | 1,237 | $61K | 14.3% | 1.3% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,002 | Sharon WI | 1,550 | $68K | 12.2% | 4.0% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,003 | Martin Township IL | 1,188 | $81K | 12.4% | 5.4% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,004 | Fairmount Township PA | 1,240 | $80K | 8.7% | 9.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,005 | Cherry Township PA | 1,494 | $85K | 8.5% | 2.5% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Martin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Martin Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Martin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Township | – | C+ | B+ | 30 min | $81,250 |
| Anchor Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lawndale Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Arrowsmith Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Anchor Township, Lawndale Township, Blue Mound Township and Arrowsmith Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Martin 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 Martin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Martin Township?
$81,250 (±$25,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Martin Township?
12.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Martin Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Martin Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (31%, 18 mi), Normal (12%, 19 mi), Colfax (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Martin Township walkable?
Martin Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Martin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Martin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Martin 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.