Orange Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). 4 jobs are based in Orange Township, against 246 working residents. Hardly any work in Orange Township itself; outside it, Galesburg draws the most (30%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Orange Township, in a few figures
Orange Township is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Orange Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orange Township has about 270 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Orange Township works in Galesburg
75 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Galesburg, 9.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Orange Township itself. The commute map ↓
Orange Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Orange Township by day
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Orange Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Out of Orange Township to work: where people go
Where Orange Township clocks in
30% of workers
4% 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.
About 35 minutes to work from Orange Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orange Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 commuters (the 9% 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.
Orange Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orange Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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 Orange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Orange Township
About 24% 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.
Orange Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cedar Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $82,426 |
| Cedar Township | 2% | C | B− | 27 min | $66,713 |
| Chestnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Knox Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 21 min | $82,353 |
| Haw Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Persifer Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $73,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chestnut Township and Haw Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orange 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 Orange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orange Township?
$82,426 (±$19,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange Township?
7.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (30%, 9 mi), Peoria (15%, 35 mi), Knoxville (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orange Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange 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.