West Point Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
About one in seven stay in West Point Township for work; outside it, Lena is the main destination (15%, 4 miles). There are 664 jobs in West Point Township, and 1,546 of its residents work somewhere. West Point Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Point Township and work: the main findings
Where West Point Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Point Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #341 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds West Point Township’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Point Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where the trip to work from West Point Township ends
Where West Point Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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 daily commute in and out of West Point Township
On a workday 1,319 residents head out to work, 227 work right here, and 437 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in West Point Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in West Point Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Point Township, 2014 → 2024: 631 → 664. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Point Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Point Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,409 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Point Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from West Point Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Point Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #652 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% 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 1,574 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). 4.2% of West Point Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Point Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, West Point Township is 1,218th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,216 | East Franklin Township PA | 3,699 | $98K | 5.7% | 3.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,217 | Kingston Township IL | 3,486 | $103K | 3.6% | 7.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,218 | West Point Township IL | 3,095 | $79K | 2.7% | 2.4% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,219 | Ingham Township MI | 2,395 | $112K | 4.3% | 6.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,220 | Jerusalem Township OH | 2,891 | $93K | 9.9% | 2.4% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 West Point Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How West Point Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Kent Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Township | – | B+ | C | 27 min | $79,476 |
| Nora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Winslow Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Waddams Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Kent Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nora Township, Winslow Township, Waddams Township and Kent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Point 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 2024, 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 West Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Point Township?
$79,476 (±$11,299) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Point Township?
2.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Point Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Point Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lena (15%, 4 mi), Freeport (14%, 15 mi), Monroe (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Point Township walkable?
West Point Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Point Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Point Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.