Most of Linn Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 9 jobs in Linn Township, and 123 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Linn Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (23%, 23 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 84 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Linn Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Linn Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Linn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Linn Township clocks in
10% 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: 78% of the jobs in Linn Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linn Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 9. 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 Linn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 84 minutes from Linn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 26.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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.
Where in the region Linn Township works
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.
The towns around Linn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Township | – | — | — | 84 min | $142,986 |
| Clayton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Cazenovia Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 34 min | $74,219 |
| Bell Plain Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Roanoke Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 22 min | $82,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clayton Township and Bell Plain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linn 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 Linn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Linn Township?
$142,986 (±$44,316) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linn Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linn Township?
84 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (23%, 23 mi), Metamora (10%, 10 mi), East Peoria (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linn 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 Linn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linn 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.