Genesee Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Genesee Township report 36 jobs, and 324 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Genesee Township for work; outside it, Sterling is the main destination (29%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from 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 the numbers say about work in Genesee Township
Genesee Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Genesee Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Genesee Township has about 410 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Genesee Township and Sterling trade workers both ways
Sterling is the top workplace for Genesee Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Genesee Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Genesee Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Genesee Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Genesee Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where Genesee Township goes to work
Where Genesee Township clocks in
29% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Genesee Township: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Genesee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 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.
Factories, building and farms: 94% of the jobs in Genesee Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Genesee Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 36. 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 Genesee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Genesee Township’s workers travel
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.
How Genesee Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hopkins Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Genesee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $82,500 |
| Clyde Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hopkins Township | 3% | B− | C | 36 min | $97,075 |
| Wysox Township | under 3% | C | C | 24 min | $66,641 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 3% | B | B | 20 min | $74,185 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clyde Township and Jordan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Genesee 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 Genesee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Genesee Township?
$82,500 (±$24,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Genesee Township?
12.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Genesee Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Genesee Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (29%, 8 mi), Dixon (6%, 18 mi), Sterling Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Genesee Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Genesee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Genesee 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.