How Buffalo Prairie Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Only 3% work in Buffalo Prairie Township itself; outside it, Rock Island draws the most (15%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Buffalo Prairie Township: the gist
A lot of Buffalo Prairie Township workers cross into Iowa
36% of Buffalo Prairie Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (12%) and Muscatine (9%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Buffalo Prairie Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Buffalo Prairie Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (21 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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; with 347 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Buffalo Prairie Township commutes to
Where Buffalo Prairie Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
About 27 minutes to work from Buffalo Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 320 commuters (the 0% 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 workday in Buffalo Prairie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 337 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 204 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Buffalo Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Buffalo Prairie Township
214 jobs are based in Buffalo Prairie Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 214. 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 Buffalo Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Buffalo Prairie Township commutes less than 17 miles
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.
Around Buffalo Prairie Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Prairie Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $107,656 |
| Drury Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Andalusia Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $93,333 |
| Edgington Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $85,203 |
| Duncan Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Drury Township and Duncan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buffalo Prairie 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 Buffalo Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Prairie Township?
$107,656 (±$35,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Prairie Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Prairie Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Island (15%, 13 mi), Davenport (12%, 16 mi), Moline (11%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buffalo Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buffalo Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo Prairie 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.