Photo: Westkentuckygenealogy · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Cordova commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Cordova itself; outside it, Davenport draws the most (18%, 17 miles). There are 106 jobs in Cordova, against 325 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cordova
A lot of Cordova workers cross into Iowa
39% of Cordova workers work outside Illinois, most of them in Iowa, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Cordova and Davenport trade workers both ways
Davenport is the top workplace for Cordova residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Cordova come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Cordova’s working residents head each day
Where Cordova clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
A workday in Cordova: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Cordova on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Cordova
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cordova, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 106. 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 Cordova’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Cordova spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cordova workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cordova
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.
How Cordova compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cordova Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cordova workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova | – | — | — | 30 min | $84,167 |
| Cordova Township | 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Port Byron Township | under 3% | B | B | 21 min | $77,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cordova Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cordova’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 Cordova: questions
What is the median household income in Cordova?
$84,167 (±$16,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cordova?
5.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cordova?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cordova work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (18%, 17 mi), Moline (9%, 16 mi), East Moline (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cordova without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cordova, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cordova
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.