With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Montezuma Township works elsewhere
Only 6% stay in Montezuma Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (22%, 11 miles). 79 jobs are based in Montezuma Township, against 188 working residents. For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Montezuma Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Montezuma Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting out of Montezuma Township: the destinations
Where Montezuma Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in Montezuma Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montezuma Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 79. 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 Montezuma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Montezuma Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montezuma Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Montezuma Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Montezuma Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montezuma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $48,920 |
| Patterson Township | under 3% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Hardin Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Detroit Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pearl Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Patterson Township, Hardin Township, Detroit Township and Pearl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Montezuma 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 Montezuma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Montezuma Township?
$48,920 (±$4,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montezuma Township?
28.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montezuma Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montezuma Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (22%, 11 mi), Springfield (7%, 55 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Montezuma Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Montezuma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montezuma 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.