Photo: Gidonb · CC BY 3.0Most of Apple River commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. There are 10 jobs in Apple River for 158 working residents. Only 3% stay in Apple River for work; outside it, Freeport is the main destination (10%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Apple River by day and by night
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Apple River on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Apple River’s working residents head each day
Where Apple River clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Apple River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apple River, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 10. 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 Apple River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Apple River: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Apple River workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 commuters (the 4% 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 Apple River
About 25% 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.
Apple River and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apple River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple River | – | — | — | 29 min | $44,028 |
| Apple River Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Warren Township | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Apple River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Warren Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Warren Township. Darker towns draw more of Apple River’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 Apple River: questions
What is the median household income in Apple River?
$44,028 (±$11,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apple River?
21.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Apple River?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Apple River work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (10%, 28 mi), Warren (9%, 5 mi), Monroe (9%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Apple River 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 Apple River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apple River
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.