Hauge Lutheran Church · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Mission Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
6% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). There are 752 jobs in Mission Township, against 1,356 working residents. For jobs and income Mission Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mission Township, in a few figures
Mission Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in Mission Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
70% of the jobs based in Mission Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 53% of the jobs Mission Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Mission Township. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mission Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mission Township fell from 1,098 in 2013 to 752 in 2023, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Mission Township
Household income holds Mission Township’s grade up ($85,727, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mission Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Time on the road from Mission Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mission Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,177 commuters (the 7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mission Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mission Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,098 → 752. 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 Mission Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mission Township
About 34% 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.
Mission Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,335 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 731 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Mission Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
10% of working residents work in Ottawa
Where Mission Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
For most of Mission Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,259 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). 2.4% of Mission Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mission Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mission Township next to U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000: 2,088th of 4,318 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,086 | Pottsville AR | 3,326 | $69K | 11.9% | 2.2% | 5% | B− |
| 2,087 | Sterling Township OH | 4,804 | $78K | 6.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 2,088 | Mission Township IL | 3,738 | $86K | 8.4% | 4.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,089 | Palmyra Township IL | 2,860 | $94K | 5.5% | 5.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,090 | Pittsfield NH | 4,148 | $74K | 11.3% | 1.4% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | 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 Mission Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Mission Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mission Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Township | – | B− | C− | 38 min | $85,727 |
| Serena Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 46 min | $104,236 |
| Northville Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 43 min | $103,819 |
| Fox Township | under 2% | A | C | 29 min | $116,250 |
| Miller Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sheridan | under 2% | B− | C | 39 min | $85,250 |
| Big Grove Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $115,156 |
| Millington | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Miller Township and Millington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mission 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 Mission Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mission Township?
$85,727 (±$15,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mission Township?
8.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mission Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mission Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (10%, 14 mi), Chicago (7%, 55 mi), Morris (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mission Township walkable?
Mission Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mission Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mission Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mission 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.