Waldo Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 53 jobs in Waldo Township, and 135 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Waldo Township for work; outside it, Bloomington is the main destination (13%, 23 miles). The average commute takes 34 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waldo Township by day and by night
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Waldo Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where people from Waldo Township work
Where Waldo Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 96% of work in Waldo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Waldo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Waldo Township takes 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 Waldo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 11% 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 Waldo Township’s workers travel
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 towns around Waldo Township
The biggest share goes to Nebraska Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waldo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldo Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $150,962 |
| Nebraska Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $78,869 |
| Pike Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Panola Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Gridley Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 24 min | $63,148 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pike Township and Panola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waldo 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 Waldo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waldo Township?
$150,962 (±$83,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waldo Township?
9.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waldo Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waldo Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (13%, 23 mi), Pontiac (12%, 14 mi), Fairbury (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waldo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waldo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waldo 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.