Randolph Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Randolph Township report 449 jobs, and 1,996 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Randolph Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Randolph Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Randolph Township
44% of Randolph Township works in Bloomington
879 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Bloomington, 9.2 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Randolph Township itself. The commute map ↓
Randolph Township is a place people come home to
There are 449 jobs based in Randolph Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Randolph Township has about 2,800 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Randolph Township
70% of Randolph Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Randolph Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Randolph Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois 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.
Why Randolph Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income holds Randolph Township’s grade up ($110,439, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Randolph Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
44% of working residents work in Bloomington
Where Randolph Township clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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 workday in Randolph Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,832 residents head out to work, 164 work right here, and 285 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Randolph Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Jobs in Randolph Township: what the 449 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph Township, 2013 → 2023: 470 → 449. 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 Randolph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Randolph Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,578 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Randolph Township
About 17% 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.
Most of Randolph Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,886 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.1% of Randolph Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Randolph Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Randolph Township next to U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900: 1,290th of 4,136 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 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 15 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,288 | Windcrest TX | 5,809 | $90K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,289 | Marshall WI | 3,696 | $86K | 12.3% | 2.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,290 | Randolph Township IL | 4,342 | $110K | 6.9% | 4.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,291 | Indian Head MD | 4,202 | $89K | 9.7% | 3.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,292 | Emerald Isle NC | 3,970 | $90K | 4.9% | 1.2% | 20% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | 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 Randolph Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Randolph Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Township | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $110,439 |
| Wapella Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bloomington Township | under 2% | A | C− | 17 min | $111,563 |
| Downs Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Funks Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wapella Township and Downs Township: not graded. Funks Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph 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 Randolph Township: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph Township?
$110,439 (±$9,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (44%, 9 mi), Normal (11%, 12 mi), Heyworth (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Randolph Township walkable?
Randolph Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Randolph Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Randolph Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph 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.