Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Kelly Martin assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Galva Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. About one in four work in Galva Township; the top destination outside it is Galva (24%, 1 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Galva Township: the figures worth knowing
Galva Township and Galva trade workers both ways
Galva is the top workplace for Galva Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Galva Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Galva Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Out of Galva Township to work: where people go
Where Galva Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Galva Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Galva Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,020 commuters (the 9% 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 a workday changes Galva Township
On a workday 829 residents head out to work, 255 work right here, and 571 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Galva Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 kinds of work in Galva Township
826 jobs are based in Galva Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Galva Township, 2013 → 2023: 635 → 826. 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 Galva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Galva Township
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Galva Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Galva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galva Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $55,568 |
| Weller Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wethersfield Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 15 min | $62,149 |
| Walnut Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weller Township, Lynn Township and Walnut Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Galva 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 Galva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Galva Township?
$55,568 (±$8,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Galva Township?
17.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Galva Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Galva Township work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galva (24%, 1 mi), Kewanee (14%, 7 mi), Galesburg (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Galva Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Galva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Galva 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.