Most of Garden Plain Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
68 jobs are based in Garden Plain Township, against 446 working residents. Only 1% work in Garden Plain Township; the top destination outside it is Clinton (21%, 6 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Garden Plain Township
Garden Plain Township is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Garden Plain Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Garden Plain Township has about 590 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Garden Plain Township workers cross into Iowa
36% of Garden Plain Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Clinton (21%), Davenport (5%) and Camanche (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Garden Plain Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 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; with 446 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Garden Plain Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 440 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Garden Plain Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Garden Plain Township’s residents
Where Garden Plain Township clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
About 16 minutes to work from Garden Plain Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garden Plain Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 595 commuters (the 6% 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.
Goods, not services: 54% of the jobs in Garden Plain Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garden Plain Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 68. 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 Garden Plain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Garden Plain Township
About 18% 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.
23% of Garden Plain Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garden Plain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Plain Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $116,078 |
| Union Grove Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 20 min | $106,250 |
| Albany Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Fulton Township | 2% | C− | B+ | 17 min | $48,878 |
Same-state neighbors only. Albany Township and Newton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clinton. Darker towns draw more of Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garden Plain Township?
$116,078 (±$9,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garden Plain Township?
3.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garden Plain Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garden Plain Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (21%, 6 mi), Fulton (10%, 5 mi), Morrison (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garden Plain 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.