Photo: Connelly Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0Nauvoo Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Nauvoo Township has 195 jobs, and 354 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Nauvoo Township; the top destination outside it is Nauvoo (14%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Nauvoo Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Nauvoo Township works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Nauvoo Township: Nauvoo (14%), Sonora Township (8%) and Fort Madison (8%). Next door ↓
A lot of Nauvoo Township workers cross into Iowa
34% of Nauvoo Township workers work outside Illinois, most of them in Iowa, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Nauvoo Township to work: where people go
Where Nauvoo Township clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Nauvoo Township
About 33% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Nauvoo Township
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 145 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Nauvoo Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Nauvoo Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nauvoo Township, 2014 → 2024: 220 → 195. 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 Nauvoo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nauvoo Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nauvoo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 265 commuters (the 11% 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.
Nauvoo Township and its neighbors: 30% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nauvoo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauvoo Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $59,545 |
| Nauvoo | 14% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sonora Township | 8% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Appanoose Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nauvoo, Sonora Township and Appanoose Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nauvoo. Darker towns draw more of Nauvoo 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 Nauvoo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nauvoo Township?
$59,545 (±$27,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nauvoo Township?
28.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nauvoo Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nauvoo Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nauvoo (14%, 0 mi), Sonora Township (8%, 5 mi), Fort Madison (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nauvoo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nauvoo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nauvoo 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.