Where Clover Township earns its living
Home is the office for 4% of workers (Illinois 16%). Only 7% stay in Clover Township for work; outside it, Woodhull is the main destination (10%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Clover Township apart on work
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 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.
A workday in Clover Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 190 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Clover Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
The towns that employ Clover Township’s residents
Where Clover Township clocks in
7% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Clover Township
214 jobs are based in Clover Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clover Township, 2013 → 2023: 265 → 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 Clover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Clover Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Clover Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Oxford Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $60,893 |
| Andover Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Weller Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Ontario Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Oxford Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $74,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Andover Township and Weller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ontario Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clover 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 Clover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clover Township?
$60,893 (±$19,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clover Township?
14.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clover Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clover Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodhull (10%, 3 mi), Davenport (7%, 31 mi), Rock Island (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clover 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.