Households in Old Town Township have higher incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
For 30% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Poverty touches 7.4% of residents, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. The two grades for Old Town Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Old Town Township and work: the main findings
Much of Old Town Township works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Old Town Township: Bloomington (49%) and Downs (3%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Old Town Township
30% of Old Town Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Old Town Township is a place people come home to
There are 276 jobs based in Old Town Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Old Town Township has about 2,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Old Town Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Old Town Township fell from 442 in 2013 to 276 in 2023, −38%. 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 ↓
Most Old Town Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Old Town Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Old Town Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #185 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($148,516, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Old Town Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
From Old Town Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Town Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,092 commuters (the 30% 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.
Old Town Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,562 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 266 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Old Town Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.18 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Old Town Township pay over $3,333 a month
276 jobs are based in Old Town Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Town Township, 2013 → 2023: 442 → 276. 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 Old Town Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Old Town Township
About 18% 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.
49% of working residents work in Bloomington
Where Old Town Township clocks in
49% of workers
14% 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 Old Town Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Old Town Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #728 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 1,552 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Old Town Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Old Town Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Old Town Township next to U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600: 598th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 596 | Kelso Township IN | 2,521 | $98K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 597 | Orrock Township MN | 3,698 | $126K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| 598 | Old Town Township IL | 3,404 | $149K | 7.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| 599 | Heidelberg Township PA | 3,411 | $92K | 1.5% | 3.7% | 7% | A− |
| 600 | Bridgetown MS | 3,195 | $139K | 1.0% | 5.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Old Town Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 52% of Old Town Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Bloomington (49%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Town Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Township | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $148,516 |
| Bloomington | 49% | B+ | A | 17 min | $77,384 |
| Bloomington City Township | under 1% | B+ | A | 17 min | $77,384 |
| Dawson Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Downs Township | under 1% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Bloomington Township | under 1% | A | C− | 17 min | $111,563 |
| Towanda Township | under 1% | A | C− | 18 min | $118,875 |
| Downs | 3% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $110,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dawson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Downs Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Town 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 Old Town Township: questions
What is the median household income in Old Town Township?
$148,516 (±$46,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Town Township?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Town Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Town Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (49%, 6 mi), Normal (14%, 9 mi), Peoria (3%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Old Town Township walkable?
Old Town Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Old Town Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Town Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Town 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.