Duncan Manor · Photo: Greerje at en.wikipedia · Public domainTowanda Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Jobs and income earn Towanda Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. 216 jobs are based in Towanda Township for 915 working residents. Measured by household income, Towanda Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Towanda Township and work: the main findings
Much of Towanda Township works one town over
55% of working residents work in a town that borders Towanda Township: Bloomington (35%) and Normal (20%). Next door ↓
Towanda Township is a place people come home to
There are 216 jobs based in Towanda Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Towanda Township has about 1,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Towanda Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 915 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Towanda Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Towanda Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Towanda Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A workday in Towanda Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 906 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 207 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Towanda Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The daily trip from Towanda Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Towanda Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 927 commuters (the 17% 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.
35% of working residents work in Bloomington
Where Towanda Township clocks in
35% of workers
20% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Towanda Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Towanda Township, 2013 → 2023: 130 → 216. 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 Towanda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Towanda Township
About 18% 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.
In Towanda Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Towanda Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,113 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% 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 41% 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). 19.6% of Towanda Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Towanda Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Towanda Township is 523rd of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 521 | Forest Lake IL | 1,865 | $96K | 4.0% | 4.7% | <1% | A |
| 522 | Strawberry Plains TN | 2,669 | $75K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| 523 | Towanda Township IL | 1,998 | $119K | 2.9% | 3.7% | 1% | A |
| 524 | Chuluota FL | 2,187 | $98K | 9.3% | 1.5% | 1% | A |
| 525 | Alpha NJ | 2,362 | $90K | 5.8% | 2.4% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Towanda Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Towanda Township and its neighbors: 55% work next door
The biggest share goes to Bloomington (35%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Towanda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towanda Township | – | A | C− | 18 min | $118,875 |
| Bloomington | 35% | B+ | A | 17 min | $77,384 |
| Bloomington City Township | under 1% | B+ | A | 17 min | $77,384 |
| Old Town Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 26 min | $148,516 |
| Normal | 20% | B+ | A+ | 17 min | $64,785 |
| Money Creek Township | under 1% | A+ | C+ | 21 min | $191,042 |
| Blue Mound Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Normal Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Normal Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Towanda 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 Towanda Township: questions
What is the median household income in Towanda Township?
$118,875 (±$32,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Towanda Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Towanda Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Towanda Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (35%, 7 mi), Normal (20%, 7 mi), El Paso (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Towanda Township walkable?
Towanda Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Towanda Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Towanda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Towanda 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.