More people are out of work in Bowling Township (12.9%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
8% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Bowling Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Bowling Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bowling Township apart on work
Bowling Township is a place people come home to
There are 121 jobs based in Bowling Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bowling Township has about 2,000 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Bowling Township workers cross into Iowa
21% of Bowling Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (13%), Muscatine (4%) and Bettendorf (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Bowling Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Bowling Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bowling Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #448 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Bowling Township’s grade up ($101,350, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Bowling Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Bowling Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,493 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Bowling Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
17% of working residents work in Rock Island
Where Bowling Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Bowling Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bowling Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,376 commuters (the 8% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Bowling Township’s jobs are in goods
121 jobs are based in Bowling Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowling Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 121. 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 Bowling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Bowling Township’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
Most trips from Bowling Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bowling Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #763 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Bowling Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,499 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of Bowling Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bowling Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,269 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500, Bowling Township comes 1,789th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Madison NY | 2,726 | $77K | 12.5% | 0.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,788 | Stanley NC | 4,237 | $75K | 8.1% | 5.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,789 | Bowling Township IL | 3,366 | $101K | 5.8% | 12.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,790 | York Township OH | 2,400 | $80K | 8.0% | 2.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,791 | Hernando Beach FL | 2,675 | $102K | 5.5% | 6.3% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,269 | 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 Bowling Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Bowling Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Township | – | B | D | 22 min | $101,350 |
| Rural Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Blackhawk Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 23 min | $65,414 |
| Edgington Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $85,203 |
| Preemption Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 35 min | $85,673 |
| Oak Grove | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Andalusia Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $93,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rural Township and Oak Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowling 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 Bowling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bowling Township?
$101,350 (±$16,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowling Township?
5.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bowling Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bowling Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Island (17%, 7 mi), Davenport (13%, 13 mi), Moline (13%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bowling Township walkable?
Bowling Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bowling Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bowling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowling 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.