Eliza Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Eliza Township has 30 jobs for 142 working residents. Hardly any stay in Eliza Township for work; outside it, Aledo is the main destination (20%, 14 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Eliza Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Eliza Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Eliza Township to work: where people go
Where Eliza Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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 87% of work in Eliza Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eliza Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 30. 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 Eliza Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Eliza Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eliza Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Eliza Township
About 32% 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 Eliza Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eliza Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $129,167 |
| New Boston Township | under 2% | D | C− | 38 min | $48,125 |
| Drury Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Duncan Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Drury Township and Duncan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eliza 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 Eliza Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eliza Township?
$129,167 (±$46,310) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eliza Township?
3.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eliza Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eliza Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (20%, 14 mi), Muscatine (12%, 10 mi), Rock Island (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eliza 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 Eliza Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eliza 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.