Unemployment in Dorr Township (3.2%) is lower than in 66% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. For jobs and income Dorr Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (A). About one in seven stay in Dorr Township for work; outside it, Woodstock is the main destination (15%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dorr Township, in a few figures
Dorr Township trades workers with the towns around it
Dorr Township has about as many jobs (9,070) as working residents (10,071), but they are mostly different people: 8,552 residents leave for work each day while 7,551 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Dorr Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Dorr Township and Woodstock trade workers both ways
Woodstock is the top workplace for Dorr Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Dorr Township come from (21% 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.
How Dorr Township earns its Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Dorr Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dorr Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who works in Dorr Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8,552 residents head out to work, 1,519 work right here, and 7,551 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Dorr Township to work: where people go
Where Dorr Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Inside Dorr Township’s 9,070 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dorr Township, 2013 → 2023: 11,736 → 9,070. 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 Dorr Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Dorr Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dorr Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,452 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Dorr Township commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Dorr Township
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,710 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.2% of Dorr Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Dorr Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dorr Township places 696th of 1,787 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 10 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 17 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 694 | DeBary FL | 23,544 | $89K | 5.3% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
| 695 | Oak Forest IL | 26,792 | $92K | 6.5% | 5.4% | 4% | A− |
| 696 | Dorr Township IL | 21,614 | $88K | 7.0% | 3.2% | 15% | A− |
| 697 | Agawam Town MA | 28,783 | $85K | 6.7% | 4.0% | 16% | A− |
| 698 | Lower Southampton Township PA | 20,414 | $103K | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Dorr Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 24% of Dorr Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dorr Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr Township | – | A− | A | 25 min | $87,800 |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 31 min | $98,214 |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $130,767 |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $109,574 |
| Woodstock | 15% | A− | A− | 25 min | $82,758 |
| Seneca Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $133,558 |
| Crystal Lake | 9% | A− | A− | 29 min | $108,418 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Woodstock. Darker towns draw more of Dorr 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 Dorr Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dorr Township?
$87,800 (±$10,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dorr Township?
7.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dorr Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dorr Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodstock (15%, 2 mi), Crystal Lake (9%, 6 mi), Chicago (9%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dorr Township walkable?
Dorr Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dorr Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dorr Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dorr 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. 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.