Embarras River Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Wade Township (2.8%) than in 73% of U.S. towns
Wade Township grades C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. About one in five stay in Wade Township for work; outside it, Newton is the main destination (20%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wade Township: the figures worth knowing
Wade Township and Newton trade workers both ways
Newton is the top workplace for Wade Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Wade Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Wade Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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.
Wade Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wade Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #582 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Wade Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wade Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Where Wade Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wade Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wade Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,016 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who commutes out of Wade Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,444 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 933 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Wade Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
The 1,329 jobs based in Wade Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wade Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,352 → 1,329. 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 Wade Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wade Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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 Wade Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wade Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #526 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Wade 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 2,181 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). 8.0% of Wade Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Wade Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wade Township is 2,622nd of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 14 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,620 | Richmond NY | 3,275 | $79K | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,621 | Whiting IN | 4,479 | $72K | 17.1% | 11.3% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,622 | Wade Township IL | 4,282 | $64K | 11.4% | 2.8% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,623 | Perry NY | 4,769 | $63K | 9.7% | 3.5% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,624 | Mount Healthy Heights OH | 3,263 | $53K | 11.6% | 6.5% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wade Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Wade Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Township | – | C+ | B− | 23 min | $64,167 |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Smallwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| North Muddy Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Fox Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Willow Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crooked Creek Township, Smallwood Township, North Muddy Township, Fox Township, Grove Township and Willow Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wade 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 Wade Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wade Township?
$64,167 (±$8,391) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wade Township?
11.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wade Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wade Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (20%, 2 mi), Effingham (14%, 21 mi), Greenup (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wade Township walkable?
Wade Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wade Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wade Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wade 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.