Yates Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
47 jobs are based in Yates Township; 105 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Yates Township for work; outside it, Bloomington is the main destination (25%, 24 miles). 9.7% of residents are in poverty; Illinois has 11.8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Yates Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Yates Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Yates Township goes to work
Where Yates Township clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Yates Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yates Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 47. 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 Yates Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Yates Township
of Yates Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 16% 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.
Half of Yates Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 17% 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.
Yates Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yates Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lawndale Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Grove Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 16 min | $75,213 |
| Eppards Point Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chenoa Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lawndale Township, Eppards Point Township and Pike Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chenoa Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yates 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 Yates Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Yates Township?
9.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Yates Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (25%, 24 mi), Normal (10%, 23 mi), Lexington (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Yates 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 Yates Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yates 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.