Photo: Michael Boyd · CC BY 3.0Most of Roberts Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 84 jobs in Roberts Township, against 370 working residents. Only 2% work in Roberts Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (9%, 30 miles). 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Roberts Township stands out on work
Roberts Township is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Roberts Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roberts Township has about 590 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Roberts Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Roberts Township is Peoria, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 370 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Roberts Township on a workday
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Roberts Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Roberts Township
About 30% 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 towns that employ Roberts Township’s residents
Where Roberts Township clocks in
Lines 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.
The kinds of work in Roberts Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roberts Township, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 84. 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 Roberts Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way for Roberts Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roberts Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 387 commuters (the 3% 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.
The towns around Roberts Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roberts Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $87,721 |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Bell Plain Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Evans Township | 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $70,202 |
| Magnolia Township | under 3% | B− | D | 30 min | $85,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hopewell Township and Bell Plain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township. Darker towns draw more of Roberts 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 Roberts Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roberts Township?
$87,721 (±$13,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roberts Township?
9.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roberts Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roberts Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (9%, 30 mi), Toluca (4%, 6 mi), Minonk (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roberts Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roberts Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roberts 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.