Household incomes in Texas Township are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns
2.9% of residents are in poverty, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. For jobs and income Texas Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 4% stay in Texas Township for work; outside it, Clinton is the main destination (28%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Texas Township in brief
Texas Township is where the jobs are
Texas Township has 750 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
28% of Texas Township works in Clinton
132 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Clinton, 3.4 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Texas Township itself. The commute map ↓
The jobs in Texas Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
80% of the jobs based in Texas Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 61% of the jobs Texas Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Texas Township. 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; with 479 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Texas Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Texas Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.7%) is left out: Texas Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Texas Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
How a workday changes Texas Township
On a workday 459 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 730 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Texas Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.6 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Texas Township: where workers come from
Where Texas Township clocks in
28% 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.
80% of the jobs in Texas Township pay over $3,333 a month
750 jobs are based in Texas Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Texas Township, 2013 → 2023: 251 → 750. 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 Texas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Texas Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Texas Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 492 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Texas Township
About 27% 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 commute in Texas Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 580 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). 0.0% of Texas Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Texas Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Texas Township is 627th among 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 625 | Williamsville IL | 1,437 | $107K | 6.9% | 1.0% | 4% | A− |
| 626 | St. Martins MO | 1,242 | $89K | 5.0% | 2.1% | 1% | A− |
| 627 | Texas Township IL | 1,233 | $87K | 2.9% | 0.7% | 4% | A− |
| 628 | Ogden Township IL | 1,506 | $97K | 5.5% | 4.2% | 5% | A− |
| 629 | Palmyra Township IN | 1,473 | $99K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Texas Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Texas Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clintonia Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Texas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Township | – | A− | D− | 25 min | $86,739 |
| Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Tunbridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Clintonia Township | 3% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $65,123 |
| Maroa Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Creek Township and Tunbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Maroa Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Texas 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 Texas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Texas Township?
$86,739 (±$8,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Texas Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Texas Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Texas Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (28%, 3 mi), Decatur (9%, 17 mi), Springfield (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Texas Township walkable?
Texas Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Texas 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 Texas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Texas 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.