Orion Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% stay in Orion Township for work; outside it, Canton is the main destination (23%, 6 miles). Orion Township has 14 jobs for 423 working residents. Jobs and income earn Orion Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Orion Township
Orion Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Orion Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orion Township has about 710 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Orion Township and Canton trade workers both ways
Canton is the top workplace for Orion Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Orion Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 423 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Orion Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Orion Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Orion Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Orion Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Orion Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Orion Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Orion Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Orion Township to work: where people go
Where Orion Township clocks in
23% of workers
3% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Orion Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orion Township, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 14. 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 Orion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Orion Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orion Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 322 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Orion Township works
About 25% 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.
In Orion Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Orion Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 364 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Orion Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Orion Township is 1,371st of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 21 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,369 | Tangent OR | 1,245 | $99K | 20.4% | 14.9% | 3% | B− |
| 1,370 | Yoe PA | 1,058 | $59K | 10.8% | 4.7% | 1% | B− |
| 1,371 | Orion Township IL | 1,120 | $69K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,372 | Florence Township IL | 1,134 | $91K | 11.8% | 17.0% | 3% | B− |
| 1,373 | Tippecanoe Township IN | 1,295 | $61K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Orion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Orion Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Township | – | B− | D− | 30 min | $69,432 |
| Canton Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Banner Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Timber Township | under 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $73,730 |
| Trivoli Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canton Township: not graded. Banner Township and Trivoli Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orion 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 Orion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orion Township?
$69,432 (±$14,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orion Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orion Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orion Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (23%, 6 mi), Peoria (16%, 20 mi), Farmington (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Orion Township walkable?
Orion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orion 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. 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.