Photo: Qgdftxum · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Geneseo Township
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. About one in three stay in Geneseo Township for work; outside it, Geneseo is the main destination (32%, 1 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Geneseo Township stands out on work
Geneseo Township and Geneseo trade workers both ways
Geneseo is the top workplace for Geneseo Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Geneseo Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Geneseo Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 69 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Out of Geneseo Township to work: where people go
Where Geneseo Township clocks in
32% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Time on the road from Geneseo Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geneseo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,175 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 many people are in Geneseo Township by day
On a workday 2,249 residents head out to work, 1,118 work right here, and 2,765 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Geneseo Township
3,883 jobs are based in Geneseo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneseo Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,793 → 3,883. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Geneseo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Geneseo Township works
About 20% 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 2024.
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 Geneseo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneseo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneseo Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $72,744 |
| Phenix Township | under 2% | A | D− | 21 min | $135,652 |
| Atkinson Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $57,500 |
| Edford Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Munson Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Edford Township and Munson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneseo 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 2024, 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 Geneseo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Geneseo Township?
$72,744 (±$9,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geneseo Township?
3.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneseo Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneseo Township work?
33% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneseo (32%, 1 mi), East Moline (7%, 13 mi), Moline (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Geneseo 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 Geneseo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneseo Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.