Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Colona Township has lower unemployment (0.5%) than 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Colona Township A; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 5% work in Colona Township itself; outside it, Davenport draws the most (13%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Colona Township in brief
A lot of Colona Township workers cross into Iowa
27% of Colona Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (13%) and Bettendorf (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Colona Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Colona Township fell from 1,325 in 2014 to 878 in 2024, −34%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Colona Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Colona Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Colona Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Colona Township is a place people come home to
There are 878 jobs based in Colona Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colona Township has about 4,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Colona Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Colona Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Colona Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #122 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,769, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Colona Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Commuting out of Colona Township: the destinations
Where Colona Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 42% of work in Colona Township
878 jobs are based in Colona Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colona Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,325 → 878. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Colona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Colona Township on a workday
On a workday 2,905 residents head out to work, 149 work right here, and 729 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Colona Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.29 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Colona Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colona Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,123 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Colona Township, by distance
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Colona Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colona Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #681 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Colona 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 3,535 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). 1.9% of Colona Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Colona Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Colona Township next to U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900: 414th of 3,283 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 11 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 412 | Highland Park TX | 8,764 | $250K | 7.0% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 413 | Waterford WI | 6,025 | $82K | 3.8% | 2.1% | 7% | A |
| 414 | Colona Township IL | 6,595 | $84K | 3.5% | 0.5% | 5% | A |
| 415 | Lafayette Township OH | 6,222 | $103K | 7.5% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 416 | Heathrow FL | 6,769 | $126K | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Colona Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Colona Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colona Township | – | A | C | 23 min | $83,769 |
| Hampton Township | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $63,933 |
| Western Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 23 min | $99,355 |
| Hanna Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $110,776 |
| Coal Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Edford Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rural Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coal Valley Township: not graded. Edford Township and Rural Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colona 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 2024, 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 Colona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colona Township?
$83,769 (±$7,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colona Township?
3.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colona Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colona Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (13%, 14 mi), Moline (11%, 7 mi), East Moline (11%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Colona Township walkable?
Colona Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colona Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colona Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.