Melrose Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Melrose Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (29%, 13 miles). Melrose Township has 13 jobs, against 98 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Melrose Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Melrose Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 people from Melrose Township work
Where Melrose Township clocks in
29% of workers
9% 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.
Melrose Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melrose Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 13. 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 Melrose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Melrose Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Melrose Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Melrose Township
About 24% 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.
Around Melrose Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melrose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $122,917 |
| Orange Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Anderson Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange Township, Anderson Township, York Township and Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Melrose 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 Melrose Township: questions
What is the median household income in Melrose Township?
$122,917 (±$75,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melrose Township?
0.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Melrose Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Melrose Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (29%, 13 mi), Terre Haute (9%, 25 mi), Auburn Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Melrose 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 Melrose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melrose 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.