Households in Seneca Township have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Seneca Township are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Hardly any work in Seneca Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (12%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Seneca Township apart
Seneca Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Seneca Township is Chicago, 53 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (181) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Seneca Township is a place people come home to
There are 327 jobs based in Seneca Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Seneca Township has about 1,700 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Seneca Township
68% of Seneca Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Seneca Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Seneca Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Seneca Township pay little
28% of the jobs based in Seneca Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Seneca Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seneca Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #321 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Seneca Township’s grade up ($133,558, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.8%, 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, Seneca Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Miles to work from Seneca 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.
Who leaves Seneca Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,520 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 315 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Seneca Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Seneca Township
327 jobs are based in Seneca Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seneca Township, 2013 → 2023: 268 → 327. 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 Seneca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Seneca Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seneca Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,247 commuters (the 13% 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 places Seneca Township commutes to
Where Seneca Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Getting around Seneca Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seneca Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #696 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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 40% 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). 0.0% of Seneca Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Seneca Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Seneca Township ranks: 1,195th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,193 | Johnson Township IN | 3,661 | $84K | 7.1% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,194 | Mountain View CA | 2,418 | $94K | 11.0% | 3.9% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,195 | Seneca Township IL | 2,862 | $134K | 4.6% | 7.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Carmel Township MI | 2,851 | $95K | 6.7% | 3.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,197 | Taylor Township PA | 2,255 | $79K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Seneca Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Seneca Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seneca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Township | – | B+ | C− | 34 min | $133,558 |
| Coral Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 31 min | $110,888 |
| Dorr Township | under 2% | A− | A | 25 min | $87,800 |
| Marengo Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hartland Township | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $104,531 |
| Riley Township | under 2% | A | C− | 32 min | $164,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marengo Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seneca 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 Seneca Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seneca Township?
$133,558 (±$22,855) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seneca Township?
4.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seneca Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seneca Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (12%, 53 mi), Huntley (6%, 10 mi), Elgin (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seneca Township walkable?
Seneca Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seneca Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seneca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seneca 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.