With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Floyd Township works elsewhere
There are 5 jobs in Floyd Township for 153 working residents. Hardly any stay in Floyd Township for work; outside it, Galesburg is the main destination (18%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% 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
A workday in Floyd Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Floyd Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Commuting out of Floyd Township: the destinations
Where Floyd Township clocks in
18% of workers
16% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Floyd Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Floyd Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 5. 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 Floyd Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Floyd Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Floyd Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Floyd Township
About 30% 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 Floyd Township
The biggest share goes to Lenox Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Floyd Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $91,855 |
| Cedar Township | under 2% | C | B− | 27 min | $66,713 |
| Berwick Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Coldbrook Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lenox Township | 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Berwick Township, Coldbrook Township and Lenox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Floyd 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 Floyd Township: questions
What is the median household income in Floyd Township?
$91,855 (±$43,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Floyd Township?
16.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Floyd Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Floyd Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (18%, 10 mi), Monmouth (16%, 9 mi), Alexis (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Floyd 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 Floyd Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Floyd 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.