Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMontebello Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
568 jobs are based in Montebello Township for 1,430 working residents. Montebello Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. About one in seven work in Montebello Township; the top destination outside it is Keokuk (24%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Montebello Township stands out on work
Many Montebello Township workers cross into Iowa
42% of Montebello Township workers work outside Illinois, most of them in Iowa, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
A lot of Montebello Township works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Montebello Township: Keokuk (24%) and Hamilton (11%). Next door ↓
Montebello Township makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Montebello Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Montebello Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Montebello Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Montebello Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns, #578 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Montebello Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($59,966, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Montebello Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Where people from Montebello Township work
Where Montebello Township clocks in
24% of workers
11% 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: 45% of jobs based in Montebello Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montebello Township, 2013 → 2023: 567 → 568. 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 Montebello Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Montebello Township by day
On a workday 1,232 residents head out to work, 198 work right here, and 370 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Montebello Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The daily trip from Montebello Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montebello Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,308 commuters (the 11% 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 Montebello Township
About 25% 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.
Getting around Montebello Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Montebello Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #740 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,462 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). 7.3% of Montebello Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Montebello Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Montebello Township is 2,840th among 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,838 | Fort Gibson OK | 3,814 | $68K | 11.9% | 4.0% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,839 | Glenrock WY | 2,418 | $65K | 6.5% | 4.2% | 27% | C+ |
| 2,840 | Montebello Township IL | 3,189 | $60K | 12.6% | 2.4% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,841 | Twin Township OH | 2,649 | $72K | 14.6% | 4.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,842 | Frontenac KS | 3,443 | $59K | 8.7% | 4.5% | 13% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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 Montebello Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 35% of Montebello Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montebello Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montebello Township | – | C+ | D | 24 min | $59,966 |
| Hamilton | 11% | C | C− | 25 min | $56,895 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wythe Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sonora Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rocky Run-Wilcox Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Wythe Township, Sonora Township and Rocky Run-Wilcox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Keokuk. Darker towns draw more of Montebello 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 Montebello Township: questions
What is the median household income in Montebello Township?
$59,966 (±$9,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montebello Township?
12.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montebello Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montebello Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keokuk (24%, 4 mi), Hamilton (11%, 3 mi), Fort Madison (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Montebello Township walkable?
Montebello Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Montebello 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 Montebello Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montebello 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.