With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Brooklyn Township works elsewhere
29 jobs are based in Brooklyn Township, against 308 working residents. Hardly any work in Brooklyn Township itself; outside it, Mendota draws the most (7%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Brooklyn Township apart on work
Who works in Brooklyn Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 307 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Brooklyn Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The places Brooklyn Township commutes to
Where Brooklyn Township clocks in
5% 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.
In Brooklyn Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brooklyn Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 29. 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 Brooklyn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Brooklyn Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brooklyn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Brooklyn Township
About 27% 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.
Brooklyn Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brooklyn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $63,846 |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Wyoming Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $68,750 |
| Mendota Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Viola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mendota Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brooklyn Township?
$63,846 (±$9,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brooklyn Township?
4.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brooklyn Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brooklyn Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mendota (7%, 8 mi), Dixon (5%, 22 mi), Rochelle (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brooklyn Township without a car?
0% 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 Brooklyn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brooklyn 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.