Grand Rapids Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Grand Rapids Township has 37 jobs, and 140 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Grand Rapids Township itself; outside it, Ottawa draws the most (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Grand Rapids Township
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Grand Rapids Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 the trip to work from Grand Rapids Township ends
Where Grand Rapids Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Grand Rapids Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand Rapids Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 37. 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 Grand Rapids Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Grand Rapids Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand Rapids Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grand Rapids Township
About 29% 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 Grand Rapids Township
The biggest share goes to Brookfield Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand Rapids Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $66,250 |
| Fall River Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Farm Ridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Otter Creek Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 25 min | $83,750 |
| Brookfield Township | 2% | C+ | D− | 27 min | $83,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fall River Township and Farm Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids Township?
$66,250 (±$38,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand Rapids Township?
7.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand Rapids Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand Rapids Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (11%, 9 mi), Marseilles (9%, 7 mi), Seneca (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand Rapids 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.