Greenbush Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 28 minutes each way, commutes from Greenbush Township run about the Illinois average. Greenbush Township has 40 jobs; 211 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Greenbush Township itself; outside it, Monmouth draws the most (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Greenbush Township: the gist
Greenbush Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Greenbush Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenbush Township has about 350 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Greenbush Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Greenbush Township
On a workday 208 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Greenbush Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
How far Greenbush Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Greenbush Township ends
Where Greenbush Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Greenbush Township: what the 40 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenbush Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 40. 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 Greenbush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Greenbush Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenbush Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 commuters (the 13% 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.
Next door to Greenbush Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenbush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $94,609 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Swan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Prairie City Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Swan Township, Berwick Township and Prairie City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenbush 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 Greenbush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenbush Township?
$94,609 (±$82,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenbush Township?
7.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenbush Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenbush Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monmouth (13%, 18 mi), Macomb (10%, 18 mi), Galesburg (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenbush 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 Greenbush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenbush 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.