Meriden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any stay in Meriden Township for work; outside it, Ottawa is the main destination (13%, 18 miles). Meriden Township has 43 jobs, and 102 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Meriden Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Meriden Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Meriden Township work
Where Meriden Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Meriden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meriden Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 43. 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 Meriden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Meriden Township
of Meriden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
How far it is to work from Meriden Township
About 29% 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 Meriden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meriden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden Township | – | — | — | — | $100,455 |
| Mendota Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Earl Township | under 2% | C | B− | 31 min | $68,277 |
| Mendota | under 2% | C− | B | 20 min | $51,632 |
| Ophir Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wyoming Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $68,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mendota Township: not graded. Ophir Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meriden 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 Meriden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meriden Township?
$100,455 (±$33,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meriden Township?
8.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Meriden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (13%, 18 mi), Earlville (7%, 4 mi), LaSalle (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meriden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meriden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meriden 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.