Groveland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Groveland Township itself; outside it, Streator draws the most (11%, 14 miles). 21 jobs are based in Groveland Township, and 247 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Groveland Township and work: the main findings
Groveland Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Groveland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Groveland Township has about 330 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 ↓
Few Groveland 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Groveland Township
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Groveland 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 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Groveland Township
About 35% 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.
The daily trip from Groveland Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groveland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 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.
Where Groveland Township goes to work
Where Groveland Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Groveland Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groveland Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 21. 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 Groveland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Groveland Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groveland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveland Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $73,750 |
| Bennington Township | under 2% | C | B | 27 min | $70,608 |
| Osage Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Minonk Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Long Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rutland | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township, Long Point Township and Rutland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Minonk Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Groveland 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 Groveland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Groveland Township?
$73,750 (±$21,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groveland Township?
7.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groveland Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groveland Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Streator (11%, 14 mi), Peru (6%, 28 mi), Ottawa (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Groveland 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 Groveland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groveland 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.