Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Jobs and earnings in Lynnville Township, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. 8% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Only 2% stay in Lynnville Township for work; outside it, Rockford is the main destination (20%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lynnville Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 190 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Lynnville Township work
Where Lynnville Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
In Lynnville Township, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
193 jobs are based in Lynnville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynnville Township, 2014 → 2024: 145 → 193. 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 Lynnville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lynnville Township spends getting to work: 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 Lynnville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 8% 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 far Lynnville Township’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lynnville Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynnville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnville Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $91,607 |
| South Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | C− | 34 min | $93,056 |
| Dement Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| White Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Grove Township and Dement Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. White Rock Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynnville 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 Lynnville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynnville Township?
$91,607 (±$35,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynnville Township?
7.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynnville Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynnville Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (20%, 17 mi), Rochelle (8%, 8 mi), Chicago (5%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lynnville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynnville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynnville 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.