Jordan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. There are 61 jobs in Jordan Township, against 334 working residents. Hardly any work in Jordan Township itself; outside it, Sterling draws the most (28%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jordan Township apart on work
Jordan Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Jordan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jordan Township has about 560 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Jordan Township works in Sterling
94 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Sterling, 5.5 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Jordan Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Jordan 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 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.
Jordan Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Jordan 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.
Where Jordan Township goes to work
Where Jordan Township clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jordan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 460 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.
Jordan Township works in goods: 44% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jordan Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 61. 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 Jordan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Jordan Township, by distance
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
12% of Jordan Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Sterling Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jordan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $96,042 |
| Genesee Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Sterling Township | 9% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Palmyra Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 18 min | $93,689 |
| Elkhorn Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hopkins Township | 3% | B− | C | 36 min | $97,075 |
Same-state neighbors only. Genesee Township, Elkhorn Grove Township and Eagle Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Sterling Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jordan 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 Jordan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jordan Township?
$96,042 (±$35,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jordan Township?
3.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jordan Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jordan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (28%, 6 mi), Sterling Township (9%, 5 mi), Dixon (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jordan 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 Jordan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jordan 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.