U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
City-Data Forum
City-Data.com Homepage





Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Business Search
14 Million Businesses in
12,000 Categories
Find:
Near:

Work and Jobs in Towanda, Illinois (IL) Detailed Stats: Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute

 

Back to: Towanda main page, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All U.S. Cities.


Towanda, IL forum
Recent posts about work in Towanda, Illinois on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:
Interested in moving to IL, but not sure which town is right for me.  (20 replies)
Bloomington, IL  (12 replies)

Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Towanda, Illinois was 493 / 492

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Finance and insurance16.7% (48)10.0% (15)23.9% (33)
Accommodation and food services8.3% (24)8.7% (13)8.0% (11)
Construction8.0% (23)15.3% (23)0.0% (0)
Health care7.6% (22)2.0% (3)13.8% (19)
Educational services5.6% (16)1.3% (2)10.1% (14)
Public administration5.2% (15)4.7% (7)5.8% (8)
Truck transportation4.2% (12)8.0% (12)0.0% (0)
Repair and maintenance3.5% (10)6.7% (10)0.0% (0)
Department and other general merchandise stores3.5% (10)2.7% (4)4.3% (6)
Plastics and rubber products3.5% (10)6.7% (10)0.0% (0)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.5% (10)2.0% (3)5.1% (7)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.1% (9)1.3% (2)5.1% (7)
Social assistance2.8% (8)0.7% (1)5.1% (7)
Metal and metal products2.8% (8)4.0% (6)1.4% (2)
Transportation equipment2.4% (7)3.3% (5)1.4% (2)
Machinery2.1% (6)1.3% (2)2.9% (4)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.7% (5)0.0% (0)3.6% (5)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.4% (4)2.7% (4)0.0% (0)
Gasoline stations1.4% (4)2.7% (4)0.0% (0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.4% (4)2.7% (4)0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products1.4% (4)1.3% (2)1.4% (2)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores1.0% (3)0.7% (1)1.4% (2)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.0% (3)2.0% (3)0.0% (0)
Wood products0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Food and beverage stores0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Food0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
U. S. Postal service0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Utilities0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.3% (1)0.0% (0)0.7% (1)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers6.3% (18)2.7% (4)10.1% (14)
Business operations specialists5.9% (17)3.3% (5)8.7% (12)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers5.6% (16)10.7% (16)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors5.6% (16)10.7% (16)0.0% (0)
Metal workers and plastic workers5.2% (15)8.7% (13)1.4% (2)
Secretaries and administrative assistants4.5% (13)0.0% (0)9.4% (13)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.5% (13)7.3% (11)1.4% (2)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors4.5% (13)0.0% (0)9.4% (13)
Retail sales workers except cashiers4.5% (13)4.7% (7)4.3% (6)
Health technologists and technicians4.2% (12)0.0% (0)8.7% (12)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers2.8% (8)2.7% (4)2.9% (4)
Computer specialists2.8% (8)0.0% (0)5.8% (8)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.4% (7)2.0% (3)2.9% (4)
Assemblers and fabricators2.4% (7)3.3% (5)1.4% (2)
Customer service representatives2.1% (6)0.0% (0)4.3% (6)
Other production occupations including supervisors2.1% (6)4.0% (6)0.0% (0)
Waiters and waitresses2.1% (6)1.3% (2)2.9% (4)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.7% (5)3.3% (5)0.0% (0)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.7% (5)3.3% (5)0.0% (0)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.7% (5)3.3% (5)0.0% (0)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters1.7% (5)3.3% (5)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers1.7% (5)3.3% (5)0.0% (0)
Accountants and auditors1.7% (5)1.3% (2)2.2% (3)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.4% (4)2.7% (4)0.0% (0)
Carpenters1.4% (4)2.7% (4)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.4% (4)1.3% (2)1.4% (2)
Art and design workers1.4% (4)0.0% (0)2.9% (4)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.4% (4)0.0% (0)2.9% (4)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.4% (4)0.0% (0)2.9% (4)
Child care workers1.4% (4)0.0% (0)2.9% (4)
Printing workers1.0% (3)1.3% (2)0.7% (1)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.0% (3)2.0% (3)0.0% (0)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers1.0% (3)0.0% (0)2.2% (3)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Personal appearance workers0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Electricians0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Food processing workers0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Engineers0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Registered nurses0.7% (2)0.0% (0)1.4% (2)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.7% (2)1.3% (2)0.0% (0)
Postsecondary teachers0.3% (1)0.0% (0)0.7% (1)
Cashiers0.3% (1)0.7% (1)0.0% (0)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists0.3% (1)0.7% (1)0.0% (0)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.4%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

0.8% (3)
Illinois:

4.3% (242,481)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    1.4% (3)
    Illinois:

    5.6% (167,087)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

16.8% (61)
Illinois:

5.0% (283,045)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    20.4% (44)
    Illinois:

    6.2% (185,660)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    11.5% (17)
    Illinois:

    3.6% (97,385)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

10.2% (37)
Illinois:

9.3% (526,844)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    6.9% (15)
    Illinois:

    11.2% (334,938)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    14.9% (22)
    Illinois:

    7.1% (191,906)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

19.5% (71)
Illinois:

10.0% (570,626)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    17.6% (38)
    Illinois:

    10.4% (311,377)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    22.3% (33)
    Illinois:

    9.6% (259,249)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

7.1% (26)
Illinois:

14.1% (800,813)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    1.4% (3)
    Illinois:

    13.3% (398,148)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    15.5% (23)
    Illinois:

    14.9% (402,665)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

20.6% (75)
Illinois:

12.6% (715,560)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    24.1% (52)
    Illinois:

    10.5% (314,053)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    15.5% (23)
    Illinois:

    14.9% (401,507)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

11.0% (40)
Illinois:

10.9% (621,208)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    13.4% (29)
    Illinois:

    9.7% (290,072)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    7.4% (11)
    Illinois:

    12.3% (331,136)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

1.9% (7)
Illinois:

5.2% (296,874)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    4.7% (7)
    Illinois:

    6.6% (177,192)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

0.8% (3)
Illinois:

1.3% (74,192)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    1.4% (3)
    Illinois:

    1.2% (35,619)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Towanda:

6.3% (23)
Illinois:

8.0% (454,518)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    8.8% (19)
    Illinois:

    7.9% (237,436)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    2.7% (4)
    Illinois:

    8.1% (217,082)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Towanda:

4.9% (18)
Illinois:

7.0% (399,246)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Towanda:

    4.6% (10)
    Illinois:

    7.2% (216,089)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Towanda:

    5.4% (8)
    Illinois:

    6.8% (183,157)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

1.0% (3)
Illinois:

3.6% (205,429)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

2.4% (7)
Illinois:

3.5% (199,483)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

3.1% (9)
Illinois:

4.8% (274,395)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

10.4% (30)
Illinois:

9.3% (532,224)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

23.6% (68)
Illinois:

10.3% (593,196)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

17.4% (50)
Illinois:

14.1% (808,399)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

9.0% (26)
Illinois:

14.5% (834,444)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Towanda:

4.5% (13)
Illinois:

10.2% (588,282)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

3.5% (10)
Illinois:

4.6% (266,648)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

1.7% (5)
Illinois:

4.7% (269,854)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

2.1% (6)
Illinois:

2.1% (118,418)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Towanda:

1.4% (4)
Illinois:

1.0% (59,913)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Towanda:

9.4% (27)
Illinois:

7.4% (425,049)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Towanda:

8.7% (25)
Illinois:

6.8% (393,506)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.4%
Number of people working at home: 5 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)

Working at home - Towanda

Working at home - Illinois

Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
Towanda:

4.9% (14)
Illinois:

3.2% (183,600)
5 to 9 minutes:
Towanda:

4.9% (14)
Illinois:

10.2% (587,746)
10 to 14 minutes:
Towanda:

22.6% (65)
Illinois:

12.9% (743,149)
15 to 19 minutes:
Towanda:

29.2% (84)
Illinois:

13.0% (748,578)
20 to 24 minutes:
Towanda:

16.0% (46)
Illinois:

12.2% (703,743)
25 to 29 minutes:
Towanda:

4.2% (12)
Illinois:

5.2% (298,361)
30 to 34 minutes:
Towanda:

9.0% (26)
Illinois:

12.9% (741,188)
35 to 39 minutes:
Towanda:

1.0% (3)
Illinois:

2.9% (165,521)
45 to 59 minutes:
Towanda:

2.4% (7)
Illinois:

9.6% (551,290)
60 to 89 minutes:
Towanda:

1.4% (4)
Illinois:

7.5% (432,921)
90 or more minutes:
Towanda:

2.8% (8)
Illinois:

2.9% (168,793)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Towanda:

83.0% (235)
Illinois:

62.5% (3,171,095)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Towanda:

10.2% (29)
Illinois:

20.1% (1,019,721)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Towanda:

2.5% (7)
Illinois:

9.0% (456,830)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Towanda:

4.2% (12)
Illinois:

8.4% (423,962)

Means of transportation to work - Towanda

Means of transportation to work - Illinois

Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
Towanda:

83.3% (240)
Illinois:

73.2% (4,207,339)
Carpooled:
Towanda:

14.9% (43)
Illinois:

10.9% (625,411)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Towanda:

84.8% (240)
Illinois:

87.1% (4,207,339)
In 2 person carpool:
Towanda:

13.1% (37)
Illinois:

10.0% (484,652)
In 3 person carpool:
Towanda:

2.1% (6)
Illinois:

1.7% (84,139)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Towanda:

73.6% (212)
Illinois:

70.3% (4,102,786)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Towanda:

    76.0% (114)
    Illinois:

    73.5% (2,273,190)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Towanda:

    71.0% (98)
    Illinois:

    66.8% (1,829,596)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Towanda:

0.7% (2)
Illinois:

3.2% (184,981)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Towanda:

    1.3% (2)
    Illinois:

    4.4% (137,585)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Towanda:

8.7% (25)
Illinois:

8.3% (484,163)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Towanda:

    3.3% (5)
    Illinois:

    4.9% (152,256)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Towanda:

    14.5% (20)
    Illinois:

    12.1% (331,907)
Local government workers:
Towanda:

5.2% (15)
Illinois:

6.8% (395,132)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Towanda:

    6.0% (9)
    Illinois:

    5.6% (174,192)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Towanda:

    4.3% (6)
    Illinois:

    8.1% (220,940)
State government workers:
Towanda:

3.1% (9)
Illinois:

3.8% (220,995)
    State government workers - Males:
    Towanda:

    4.0% (6)
    Illinois:

    3.1% (96,283)
    State government workers - Females:
    Towanda:

    2.2% (3)
    Illinois:

    4.6% (124,712)
Federal government workers:
Towanda:

3.5% (10)
Illinois:

2.1% (121,776)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Towanda:

    2.7% (4)
    Illinois:

    2.0% (63,146)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Towanda:

    4.3% (6)
    Illinois:

    2.1% (58,630)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Towanda:

5.2% (15)
Illinois:

5.3% (307,691)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Towanda:

    6.7% (10)
    Illinois:

    6.1% (189,063)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Towanda:

    3.6% (5)
    Illinois:

    4.3% (118,628)

Discuss Towanda, Illinois (IL) on our hugely popular Illinois forum.

Back to: Towanda, IL, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, All cities.


Back to the top


City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2013 Advameg, Inc.