Most of Duncan Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Duncan Township for 139 working residents. Hardly any work in Duncan Township itself; outside it, Aledo draws the most (23%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Duncan Township
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Duncan Township on a workday afternoon, 54% 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.
Where Duncan Township’s working residents head each day
Where Duncan Township clocks in
23% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Duncan Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duncan Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Duncan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Duncan Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Duncan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 23% 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.
Duncan Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Duncan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duncan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Township | – | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Perryton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Millersburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Eliza Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Buffalo Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perryton Township, Millersburg Township, Eliza Township and Buffalo Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Duncan 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 Duncan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Duncan Township?
9.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Duncan Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Duncan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (23%, 8 mi), Muscatine (13%, 15 mi), Rock Island (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Duncan 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 Duncan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duncan 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.