Photo: Chris Light at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Utica Township are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns
Utica Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Below the poverty line: 3.8% of residents, against 11.8% across Illinois. At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Utica Township
Stores, warehouses and trucking
74% of the jobs in Utica Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Utica Township is where the jobs are
Utica Township has 1,397 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Utica Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Utica Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Utica Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 859 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Utica Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Utica Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Utica Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Utica 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, Utica Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
68% of the jobs in Utica Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,397 jobs are based in Utica Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Utica Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,606 → 1,397. 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 Utica Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Utica Township
On a workday 829 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 1,367 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Utica Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where Utica Township’s workforce comes from
Where Utica Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Time on the road from Utica Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Utica Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 854 commuters (the 4% 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 far Utica Township’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
Getting around Utica Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Utica Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Utica 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 889 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). 3.4% of Utica Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Utica Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Utica Township places 497th of 5,234 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 495 | Holland WI | 2,229 | $92K | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 496 | Dallas Township MI | 2,420 | $84K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 8% | A− |
| 497 | Utica Township IL | 1,945 | $113K | 3.8% | 2.7% | 3% | A− |
| 498 | Watertown WI | 1,938 | $100K | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2% | A− |
| 499 | Lake Holiday VA | 2,193 | $112K | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | 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 Utica Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Utica Township
The biggest share goes to LaSalle (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Utica Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica Township | – | A− | C | 26 min | $113,060 |
| Deer Park Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waltham Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| LaSalle Township | under 2% | C | B | 21 min | $61,240 |
| Ottawa Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 19 min | $70,008 |
| LaSalle | 5% | C | B+ | 20 min | $57,732 |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Park Township and Waltham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Utica 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 Utica Township: questions
What is the median household income in Utica Township?
$113,060 (±$5,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Utica Township?
3.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Utica Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Utica Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (17%, 8 mi), Peru (8%, 8 mi), LaSalle (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Utica Township walkable?
Utica Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Utica Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Utica Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Utica 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.