With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Partridge Township works elsewhere
8% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. There are 53 jobs in Partridge Township for 238 working residents. Hardly any work in Partridge Township itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Partridge Township apart on work
Partridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Partridge Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Partridge Township has about 400 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Partridge 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. 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Partridge Township by day and by night
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Partridge Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Getting to work from Partridge Township takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Partridge Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 8% 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.
Commuting out of Partridge Township: the destinations
Where Partridge Township clocks in
6% 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.
In Partridge Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Partridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 53. 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 Partridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Partridge Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Partridge Township
The biggest share goes to Spring Bay Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Partridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $94,563 |
| Chillicothe Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 21 min | $69,036 |
| Rome | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $88,750 |
| Worth Township | under 3% | A | D | 21 min | $116,822 |
| Spring Bay Township | 3% | B | D | 22 min | $75,846 |
| Lacon Township | under 3% | C− | D | 31 min | $69,340 |
| Cazenovia Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 34 min | $74,219 |
| Medina Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 20 min | $124,087 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Partridge 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 Partridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Partridge Township?
$94,563 (±$44,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Partridge Township?
13.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Partridge Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Partridge Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (21%, 11 mi), East Peoria (8%, 14 mi), Metamora (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Partridge 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 Partridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Partridge 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.