There are 1.8 jobs in Kankakee Township for every working resident, and 3,293 people commute in
Measured by household income, Kankakee Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. 3,463 jobs are based in Kankakee Township for 1,949 working residents. The two grades for Kankakee Township are B for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Kankakee Township apart
Kankakee Township makes and builds things
66% of the jobs based in Kankakee Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Kankakee Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Kankakee Township and La Porte trade workers both ways
La Porte is the top workplace for Kankakee Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Kankakee Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kankakee Township is where the jobs are
Kankakee Township has 3,463 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Kankakee Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kankakee Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #219 of 593 in Indiana. Household income holds Kankakee Township’s grade up ($109,426, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kankakee Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
A place that makes things: 66% of Kankakee Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kankakee Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,101 → 3,463. 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 Kankakee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Kankakee Township, and from where
Where Kankakee Township clocks in
20% 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.
Kankakee Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,779 residents head out to work and 170 work right here.
About 6,300 people are in Kankakee Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Kankakee Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kankakee Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,957 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% 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 Kankakee Township
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.
Few in Kankakee Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kankakee Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #527 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,071 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Kankakee Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kankakee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Kankakee Township is 1,533rd of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 92 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 132 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 136 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,531 | Rock Valley IA | 4,188 | $76K | 9.3% | 0.4% | 36% | B |
| 1,532 | Wind Gap PA | 3,630 | $71K | 5.8% | 4.6% | 4% | B |
| 1,533 | Kankakee Township IN | 4,743 | $109K | 9.0% | 5.2% | 9% | B |
| 1,534 | Wakefield NH | 5,558 | $101K | 7.2% | 2.3% | 13% | B |
| 1,535 | Maeser UT | 4,435 | $84K | 7.7% | 0.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Kankakee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Kankakee Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Center Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kankakee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $109,426 |
| Wills Township | under 3% | A | C− | 38 min | $113,349 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,205 |
| Galena Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 26 min | $86,293 |
| Center Township | 2% | B− | B | 22 min | $68,142 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kankakee 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 Kankakee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kankakee Township?
$109,426 (±$29,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kankakee Township?
9.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kankakee Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kankakee Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Porte (20%, 4 mi), Michigan City (9%, 12 mi), South Bend (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kankakee Township walkable?
Kankakee Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kankakee Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kankakee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kankakee 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. 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.