Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District · Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers, Unknown Photographer · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Gladstone Township works elsewhere
Employers in Gladstone Township report 136 jobs for 334 working residents. Only 4% work in Gladstone Township itself; outside it, Burlington draws the most (16%, 8 miles). 5% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gladstone Township, in a few figures
Gladstone Township and Burlington trade workers both ways
Burlington is the top workplace for Gladstone Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Gladstone Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Gladstone 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; with 334 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Gladstone Township commutes to
Where Gladstone Township clocks in
16% 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.
Gladstone Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gladstone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 5% 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.
In and out of Gladstone Township on a workday
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Gladstone Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
What Gladstone Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gladstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 136. 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 Gladstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
21% of Gladstone Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gladstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $64,688 |
| Biggsville Township | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Oquawka Township | under 3% | D | C− | 30 min | $54,682 |
| Stronghurst Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 26 min | $50,938 |
| Carman Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Gulfport | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Biggsville Township, Carman Township and Gulfport: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Burlington. Darker towns draw more of Gladstone 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 Gladstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gladstone Township?
$64,688 (±$22,781) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gladstone Township?
10.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gladstone Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gladstone Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (16%, 8 mi), West Burlington (10%, 10 mi), Biggsville Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gladstone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gladstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gladstone 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.