Earning a living in Rector Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any stay in Rector Township for work; outside it, Eldorado is the main destination (23%, 5 miles). Rector Township has 20 jobs for 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rector Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 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 (0.77 per resident).
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 Rector Township to work: where people go
Where Rector Township clocks in
23% 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Rector Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rector Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 20. 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 Rector Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rector Township
of Rector Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rector 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.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Rector Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rector Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rector Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| East Eldorado Township | 12% | D | B− | 23 min | $51,125 |
| Mayberry Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Omaha Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Long Branch Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mayberry Township, Omaha Township and Long Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Eldorado Township. Darker towns draw more of Rector 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 Rector Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rector Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rector Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eldorado (23%, 5 mi), East Eldorado Township (12%, 4 mi), Harrisburg (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rector 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 Rector Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rector 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.