Salem Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Salem Township has 110 jobs, against 374 working residents. Only 6% work in Salem Township itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (17%, 23 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Salem Township
Salem Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Salem Township is Peoria, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (62) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Salem Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Salem Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Salem Township has about 650 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Salem Township to work
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 daily flow of workers through Salem Township
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Salem Township goes to work
Where Salem Township clocks in
10% 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.
Salem Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 110. 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 Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Salem Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salem Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 6% 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.
How Salem Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $71,250 |
| Farmington Township | under 3% | C | B+ | 24 min | $69,375 |
| Elmwood Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $90,649 |
| Elba Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Maquon Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elba Township and Maquon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salem 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$71,250 (±$18,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
4.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (17%, 23 mi), Galesburg (10%, 22 mi), Yates City (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
1% 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 Salem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salem 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.