How Waltham Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 30% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Waltham Township itself; outside it, Ottawa draws the most (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Waltham Township
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Waltham Township
30% of Waltham Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Waltham Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 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 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Waltham Township to work
About 38% 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 trip to work from Waltham Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waltham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 201 commuters (the 29% 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.
In and out of Waltham Township on a workday
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 216 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
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 places Waltham Township commutes to
Where Waltham Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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 Waltham Township
217 jobs are based in Waltham Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waltham Township, 2013 → 2023: 172 → 217. 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 Waltham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Waltham Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waltham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,321 |
| Utica Township | under 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $113,060 |
| Wallace Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Ophir Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Dimmick Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wallace Township, Ophir Township and Dimmick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waltham 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 Waltham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waltham Township?
$82,321 (±$19,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waltham Township?
2.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waltham Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waltham Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (9%, 10 mi), Peru (8%, 8 mi), LaSalle (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waltham 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 Waltham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waltham 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.