Household incomes in Middleport Township trail those of 96% of U.S. towns
4% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Poverty touches 27.6% of residents (Illinois 11.8%). Middleport Township grades D− 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
Middleport Township at work: what stands out
Commutes from Middleport Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Middleport Township and Watseka trade workers both ways
Watseka is the top workplace for Middleport Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Middleport Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Middleport Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Middleport Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Middleport Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middleport Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns, #768 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Middleport Township’s grade up (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($40,307, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middleport Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Commuting from Middleport Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleport Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,432 commuters (the 4% 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.
27% of working residents work in Watseka
Where Middleport Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
What Middleport Township’s employers do
1,834 jobs are based in Middleport Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleport Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,089 → 1,834. 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 Middleport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Middleport Township, by distance
About 35% 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.
In and out of Middleport Township on a workday
On a workday 1,094 residents head out to work, 274 work right here, and 1,560 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Middleport Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Middleport Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middleport Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #503 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,492 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.7% of Middleport Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middleport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Middleport Township compares with U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,339 | Sandstone MN | 2,543 | $52K | 25.2% | 7.4% | 11% | D− |
| 4,340 | Winona MS | 3,795 | $32K | 32.1% | 6.6% | 24% | D− |
| 4,341 | Middleport Township IL | 3,603 | $40K | 27.6% | 7.6% | 20% | D− |
| 4,342 | Bisbee AZ | 4,860 | $48K | 15.2% | 13.6% | 29% | D− |
| 4,343 | Nicholls GA | 3,317 | $44K | 30.2% | 4.8% | 2% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Middleport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Middleport Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport Township | – | D− | B | 17 min | $40,307 |
| Belmont Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 21 min | $73,333 |
| Iroquois Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Concord Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Martinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Crescent Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iroquois Township, Concord Township, Martinton Township and Crescent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middleport 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 Middleport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middleport Township?
$40,307 (±$5,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleport Township?
27.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleport Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middleport Township work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (27%, 3 mi), Kankakee (6%, 21 mi), Chicago (4%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middleport Township walkable?
Middleport Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middleport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middleport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleport 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.