Allison, Wilton and Custer employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Will County, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including the number of employees whose paychecks come from taxpayers. Employees per capita is calculated to compare staffs across cities and villages.
Where does your township rank?
Will County townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Allison
Lawrence
267
9
3.37 %
2
Wilton
Will
841
20
2.38 %
3
Custer
Will
1,430
21
1.47 %
4
Petty
Lawrence
729
10
1.37 %
5
Florence
Stephenson
1,293
10
0.77 %
6
Wesley
Will
2,241
14
0.62 %
7
Will
Will
1,638
6
0.37 %
8
Peotone
Will
4,431
15
0.34 %
9
Reed
Will
6,883
16
0.23 %
10
Manhattan
Will
5,615
12
0.21 %
11
Jackson
Effingham
4,100
7
0.17 %
12
Monee
Will
15,000
21
0.14 %
13
Channahon
Will
13,000
15
0.12 %
14
Homer
Will
39,059
42
0.11 %
15
Washington
Tazewell
25,097
25
0.10 %
16
Crete
Will
24,410
23
0.09 %
17
Frankfort
Will
57,055
50
0.09 %
18
Lockport
Will
60,025
54
0.09 %
19
Joliet
Will
87,398
52
0.06 %
20
Troy
Will
46,352
27
0.06 %
21
DuPage
Will
87,795
47
0.05 %
22
New Lenox
Will
43,038
22
0.05 %
23
Plainfield
Will
80,318
41
0.05 %
24
Saline
Madison
63,210
16
0.03 %
25
Wheatland
Will
81,472
25
0.03 %
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilton Township• Will Township• Plainfield Township• Homer Township• Saline Township• Peotone Township• Manhattan Township• Florence Township• Monee Township• Wheatland Township• Lockport Township• Troy Township• Channahon Township• Joliet Township• New Lenox Township• Reed Township• Dupage Township• Wesley Township• Custer Township• Crete Township• Washington Township• Township Of Frankfort• Jackson Township• Allison Township• Petty Township
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