LeRoy Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in LeRoy Township; the top destination outside it is Rockford (9%, 20 miles). LeRoy Township has 45 jobs; 221 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set LeRoy Township apart
In and out of LeRoy Township on a workday
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in LeRoy Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 LeRoy Township ends
Where LeRoy Township clocks in
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in LeRoy Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in LeRoy Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 45. 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 LeRoy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from LeRoy Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of LeRoy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 17% 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.
How many miles LeRoy Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Next door is work for 11% of LeRoy Township
The biggest share goes to Poplar Grove Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | LeRoy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $95,208 |
| Chemung Township | under 3% | C | A | 28 min | $67,742 |
| Poplar Grove Township | 7% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Manchester Township | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Boone Township | under 3% | B− | C | 29 min | $98,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Poplar Grove Township: not graded. Manchester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of LeRoy 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 LeRoy Township: questions
What is the median household income in LeRoy Township?
$95,208 (±$91,851) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in LeRoy Township?
2.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from LeRoy Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in LeRoy Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (9%, 20 mi), Poplar Grove Township (7%, 6 mi), Chicago (6%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around LeRoy Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from LeRoy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of LeRoy 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.