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Jobs & commute in Galt

Galt at work: jobs, income and the commute

Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%. 48 jobs are based in Galt, against 78 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

48 jobs based here
Household income
$113K
median · Illinois $83K
Poverty
4.2%
Illinois 11.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
Illinois 5.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
30 min
Illinois 28 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 78 working residents
Work from home
0%
Illinois 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who works in Galt, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 77 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.

77live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
47work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday180
210live here− 77head out to work+ 47come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Galt on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.62jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.62 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 commute map

31% of working residents work in Sterling

Coleta: 1 residents work here (1%)AlbanyProphetstownPoloMorrisonRock Falls: 4 residents work here (5%)Sterling: 24 residents work here (31%)Dixon: 6 residents work here (8%)Freeport: 2 residents work here (3%)Bettendorf: 2 residents work here (3%)Dubuque: 4 residents work here (5%)Dixon Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Jordan TownshipHopkins Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Sterling Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Montmorency TownshipGaltSterlingDixonRock FallsDubuqueHopkins TownshipSterling TownshipGalt
1
Sterling3.1 mi away
31%24
2
Dixon14.7 mi away
8%6
3
Rock Falls3.3 mi away
5%4
4
Dubuque, IA69.2 mi away
5%4
5
Hopkins Township2.9 mi away
5%4
6
Sterling Township3.8 mi away
4%3
7
Freeport35.1 mi away
3%2
8
Bettendorf, IA40.3 mi away
3%2
9
Dixon Township16.1 mi away
3%2
10
Coleta8.1 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%26
The top trips

Where Galt clocks in

31% of workers
3.1 mi awaySterling24 Galt residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
14.7 mi awayDixon6 Galt residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
3.3 mi awayRock Falls4 Galt residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Galt makes things: 96% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in GaltJobs Galt residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms96%32%
Trade, transport & utilities4%18%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%24%
Over $3,333 a month56%62%

Who does it

29 or younger6%15%
30 to 5454%53%
55 and older40%32%
−41%

Jobs based in Galt, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 48. 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 Galt’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 30 minutes in Galt

A year of commuting
230 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Galt30 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Galt workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Galt gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 143 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

The distance from Galt to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSterling: 31% · 3.1 miDixon: 8% · 14.7 miRock Falls: 5% · 3.3 miDubuque: 5% · 69.2 miHopkins Township: 5% · 2.9 miSterling Township: 4% · 3.8 miFreeport: 3% · 35.1 miBettendorf: 3% · 40.3 miDixon Township: 3% · 16.1 miColeta: 1% · 8.1 miSterling 31%Dixon 8%Rock Falls 5%Dubuque 5%Hopkins Township 5%Galt
GaltTop destinations (size = commuters)
49%Under 10 mi38 residents
13%10–24 mi10 residents
13%25–50 mi10 residents
26%Over 50 mi20 residents

About 26% 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

Next door is work for 31% of Galt

Sterling: 31% of workers work hereSterlingGalt
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Sterling31% of Galt works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownGalt workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Galt–——30 min$112,569
Sterling31%CA−18 min$57,350

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Sterling. Darker towns draw more of Galt’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Galt: questions

What is the median household income in Galt?

$112,569 (±$97,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Galt?

4.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Galt?

30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Galt work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (31%, 3 mi), Dixon (8%, 15 mi), Rock Falls (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Galt 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 Galt, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Galt

Galt home →
30min commute
HandbookGetting around GaltRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in ILShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.