Owego Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Owego Township has 11 jobs for 151 working residents. Hardly any work in Owego Township; the top destination outside it is Fairbury (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Owego Township by day and by night
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Owego Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Owego Township to work: where people go
Where Owego Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
73% of the jobs in Owego Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Owego Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 11. 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 Owego Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Owego Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Owego Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 1% 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.
How many miles Owego Township commutes
About 29% 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.
Owego Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Owego Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owego Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $136,189 |
| Odell Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $86,750 |
| Avoca Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Saunemin Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pontiac Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Avoca Township and Saunemin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pontiac Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Owego 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 Owego Township: questions
What is the median household income in Owego Township?
$136,189 (±$22,353) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Owego Township?
21.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Owego Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Owego Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairbury (16%, 9 mi), Bloomington (9%, 37 mi), Pontiac (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Owego Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Owego Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Owego 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.