Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5How Eagle Point Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. 2% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Hardly any stay in Eagle Point Township for work; outside it, Sterling is the main destination (9%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eagle Point Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Eagle Point Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Eagle Point Township’s residents
Where Eagle Point Township clocks in
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.
The trip to work from Eagle Point Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Point Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 201 commuters (the 2% 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.
How far Eagle Point Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
The towns around Eagle Point Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Point Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $88,804 |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | C | B+ | 26 min | $63,080 |
| Elkhorn Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Brookville Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhorn Grove Township, Brookville Township and Jordan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Point 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 Eagle Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Point Township?
$88,804 (±$36,684) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Point Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Point Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Point Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (9%, 12 mi), Dixon (9%, 13 mi), Oregon-Nashua Township (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle Point Township without a car?
14% 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 Eagle Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Point 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.