Radnor Township’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
26% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Below the poverty line: 1.8% of residents, against 11.8% across Illinois. Radnor Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Radnor Township: the figures worth knowing
Radnor Township and Peoria trade workers both ways
Peoria is the top workplace for Radnor Township residents (40%) and also where the most people who work in Radnor Township come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Radnor Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Radnor Township went from 816 in 2013 to 1,399 in 2023, +71%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Radnor Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Radnor Township is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Radnor Township
26% of Radnor Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Radnor Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($178,586, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Radnor Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
40% of working residents work in Peoria
Where Radnor 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Radnor Township
1,399 jobs are based in Radnor Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Radnor Township, 2013 → 2023: 816 → 1,399. 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 Radnor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Radnor Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Radnor Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,858 commuters (the 26% 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.
In and out of Radnor Township on a workday
On a workday 2,197 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 1,257 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Radnor Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Radnor Township
About 23% 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.
The commute in Radnor Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Radnor Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #599 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,511 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.5% of Radnor Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Radnor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000, Radnor Township comes 121st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 17 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Argyle TX | 6,372 | $181K | 1.2% | 3.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 120 | Summit WI | 5,323 | $141K | 5.0% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 121 | Radnor Township IL | 5,177 | $179K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 122 | Livonia Township MN | 6,436 | $137K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 123 | Scioto Township OH | 4,169 | $159K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Radnor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
40% of Radnor Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Radnor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Township | – | A+ | C+ | 19 min | $178,586 |
| Jubilee Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $125,347 |
| Medina Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 20 min | $124,087 |
| Akron Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kickapoo Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $112,391 |
| Peoria | 40% | C | A | 18 min | $59,410 |
| Rosefield Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $84,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Akron Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peoria. Darker towns draw more of Radnor 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 Radnor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Radnor Township?
$178,586 (±$10,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Radnor Township?
1.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Radnor Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Radnor Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (40%, 8 mi), Mossville (6%, 7 mi), Dunlap (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Radnor Township walkable?
Radnor Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Radnor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Radnor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Radnor 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. 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.