Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork means Robinson for about two in five of Robinson Township’s working residents
About half stay in Robinson Township for work; outside it, Robinson is the main destination (41%, 1 miles). Robinson Township grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Robinson Township in brief
Commutes from Robinson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (16 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Robinson Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Robinson Township (Oblong Township, Prairie Township, Honey Creek Township and Hutsonville Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Robinson Township has 1.5 per resident. Next door ↓
Robinson Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Robinson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Robinson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Robinson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robinson Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #513 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Robinson Township’s grade up (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robinson Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
How long Robinson Township spends getting to work: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robinson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,754 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.
Where the people who work in Robinson Township live
Where Robinson Township clocks in
41% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Robinson Township works in goods: 38% of its jobs
5,553 jobs are based in Robinson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robinson Township, 2014 → 2024: 6,794 → 5,553. 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 Robinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Robinson Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,978 residents head out to work, 1,691 work right here, and 3,862 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Robinson Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Robinson Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Driving is how Robinson Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robinson Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #395 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Robinson Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,043 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.4% of Robinson Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Robinson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Robinson Township places 1,708th of 2,806 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Winnetka IL | 12,518 | $250K | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,706 | Woodbury NJ | 10,130 | $77K | 13.2% | 7.9% | 5% | B− |
| 1,707 | Plymouth WI | 8,821 | $68K | 9.8% | 4.5% | 23% | B− |
| 1,708 | Robinson Township IL | 9,399 | $78K | 7.9% | 3.9% | 46% | B− |
| 1,709 | Ulster NY | 12,646 | $80K | 11.6% | 4.6% | 13% | B− |
| 1,710 | Crane Township OH | 7,489 | $67K | 10.7% | 3.0% | 36% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Robinson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Robinson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Township | – | B− | B+ | 13 min | $78,105 |
| Oblong Township | under 2% | C | B− | 16 min | $59,063 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $93,250 |
| Hutsonville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hutsonville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robinson 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 Robinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robinson Township?
$78,105 (±$6,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robinson Township?
7.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robinson Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robinson Township work?
46% work in town.
Is Robinson Township walkable?
Robinson Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robinson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robinson 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. 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.