May Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in May Township itself; outside it, Amboy draws the most (17%, 7 miles). May Township has 22 jobs, and 124 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves May Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in May Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Out of May Township to work: where people go
Where May Township clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 64% of work in May Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in May Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 22. 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 May Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 45 minutes to work from May Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of May Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 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 May Township
About 32% 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 May Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | May Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $131,125 |
| Sublette Township | 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Amboy Township | 2% | C− | B− | 28 min | $68,286 |
| East Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| La Moille Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sublette Township and East Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. La Moille Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sublette Township. Darker towns draw more of May 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 May Township: questions
What is the median household income in May Township?
$131,125 (±$57,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in May Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from May Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in May Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amboy (17%, 7 mi), Dixon (10%, 17 mi), Mendota (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around May Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from May Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of May 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.