With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilton Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Wilton Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (9%, 37 miles). Wilton Township has 118 jobs, and 468 of its residents work somewhere. For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wilton Township in brief
Wilton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wilton Township is Chicago, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wilton Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Wilton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilton Township has about 430 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Wilton Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Wilton Township goes to work
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.
In and out of Wilton Township on a workday
On a workday 465 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Wilton Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Wilton Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 557 commuters (the 3% 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.
The places Wilton Township commutes to
Where Wilton 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.
Wilton Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 118. 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 Wilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Wilton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $129,643 |
| Florence Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Manhattan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $129,207 |
| Peotone Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Florence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Peotone Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilton 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 Wilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton Township?
$129,643 (±$48,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton Township?
1.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (9%, 37 mi), Wilmington (8%, 10 mi), Joliet (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton 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 Wilton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton 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.