Most of Freedom Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Employers in Freedom Township report 20 jobs, and 288 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Freedom Township itself; outside it, Freeport draws the most (12%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Freedom Township, in a few figures
The daily flow of workers through Freedom Township
On a workday 287 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Freedom Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Freedom Township’s residents
Where Freedom Township clocks in
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Freedom Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 20. 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 Freedom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Freedom Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freedom Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Freedom Township to work
About 23% 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.
Next door to Freedom Township
The biggest share goes to Mount Carroll (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $85,938 |
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $74,191 |
| Woodland Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Berreman Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Mount Carroll | 4% | C− | A− | 26 min | $58,500 |
| Mount Carroll Township | under 2% | C | A− | 28 min | $53,558 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodland Township, Salem Township, Berreman Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freedom 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 Freedom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Freedom Township?
$85,938 (±$28,140) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freedom Township?
13.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freedom Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freedom Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (12%, 18 mi), Lanark (8%, 6 mi), Savanna (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom 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 Freedom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom 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.