Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 4.0Princeton Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%. There are 4,240 jobs in Princeton Township for 3,925 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Princeton Township, in a few figures
Princeton Township and Princeton trade workers both ways
Princeton is the top workplace for Princeton Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Princeton Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Princeton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
30% of working residents work in Princeton
Where Princeton Township clocks in
30% 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.
How long Princeton Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Princeton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,942 commuters (the 7% 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 far it is to work from Princeton Township
About 32% 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.
Princeton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,670 residents head out to work, 1,255 work right here, and 2,985 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What Princeton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Princeton Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,146 → 4,240. 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 Princeton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
30% of Princeton Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Princeton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $65,705 |
| Wyanet Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 23 min | $62,500 |
| Arispie Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Selby Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $66,774 |
| Dover Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Princeton | 30% | C | A | 18 min | $61,946 |
Same-state neighbors only. Arispie Township and Dover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Princeton. Darker towns draw more of Princeton 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 Princeton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Princeton Township?
$65,705 (±$6,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Princeton Township?
11.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Princeton Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Princeton Township work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (30%, 1 mi), Peoria (5%, 43 mi), Peru (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Princeton Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Princeton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Princeton 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.