Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Morton Township
About one in five stay in Morton Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (25%, 13 miles). Working residents average 16 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. 11,174 jobs are based in Morton Township; 7,975 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Morton Township in brief
Getting to work from Morton Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,377 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.
Who leaves Morton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,199 residents head out to work, 1,776 work right here, and 9,398 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Morton Township: the destinations
Where Morton Township clocks in
Lines 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: 29% of the jobs in Morton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2014 → 2024: 11,717 → 11,174. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Morton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Morton Township’s workers travel
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 22% of Morton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $100,633 |
| Groveland Township | under 2% | B | C | 20 min | $65,830 |
| Tremont Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 20 min | $93,092 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $107,500 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | B | 20 min | $89,618 |
| Morton | 22% | A− | B | 17 min | $94,402 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morton. Darker towns draw more of Morton 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 2024, 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 Morton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morton Township?
$100,633 (±$5,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morton Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morton Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (25%, 13 mi), Morton (22%, 1 mi), Pekin (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Morton Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.