Photo: Billwhittaker (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Annawan
Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Only 6% work in Annawan; the top destination outside it is Geneseo (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Annawan
On a workday 340 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 187 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Annawan on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Annawan commutes to
Where Annawan clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Annawan’s 210 jobs
210 jobs are based in Annawan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Annawan, 2013 → 2023: 239 → 210. 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 Annawan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Annawan: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Annawan workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 404 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Annawan
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Annawan
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Annawan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annawan | – | — | — | 24 min | $70,729 |
| Annawan Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $86,125 |
| Alba Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Annawan’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 Annawan: questions
What is the median household income in Annawan?
$70,729 (±$10,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Annawan?
6.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Annawan?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Annawan work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneseo (18%, 14 mi), Kewanee (10%, 11 mi), Davenport (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Annawan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Annawan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Annawan
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.