Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Maryland Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 49 jobs in Maryland Township for 181 working residents. Only 2% stay in Maryland Township for work; outside it, Freeport is the main destination (22%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Maryland Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Maryland Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Maryland Township ends
Where Maryland Township clocks in
22% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Maryland Township: what the 49 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maryland Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 49. 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 Maryland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Maryland 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 Maryland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Maryland Township
About 21% 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.
10% of Maryland Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maryland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $100,469 |
| Leaf River Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 30 min | $85,833 |
| Mount Morris Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $49,531 |
| Forreston Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 26 min | $72,061 |
| Ridott Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 22 min | $83,214 |
| Forreston | 10% | B | B | 27 min | $70,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Forreston. Darker towns draw more of Maryland 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 Maryland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maryland Township?
$100,469 (±$37,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maryland Township?
1.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maryland Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maryland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (22%, 10 mi), Forreston (10%, 4 mi), Rockford (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maryland 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 Maryland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maryland 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.