Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Neponset Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. Only 3% work in Neponset Township itself; outside it, Kewanee draws the most (9%, 7 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Neponset Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Neponset Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 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.
Commuting out of Neponset Township: the destinations
Where Neponset Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 82% of work in Neponset Township
222 jobs are based in Neponset Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neponset Township, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 222. 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 Neponset Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Neponset Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neponset Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Neponset Township
About 23% 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.
Around Neponset Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neponset Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neponset Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,500 |
| Kewanee Township | under 3% | D | B+ | 23 min | $50,528 |
| Macon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Mineral Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elmira Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Macon Township, Mineral Township and Elmira Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Neponset 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 Neponset Township: questions
What is the median household income in Neponset Township?
$72,500 (±$13,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neponset Township?
14.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neponset Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neponset Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kewanee (9%, 7 mi), Princeton (8%, 18 mi), Peoria (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Neponset Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Neponset Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neponset 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.