With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Nora Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 48 jobs are based in Nora Township, and 146 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Nora Township; the top destination outside it is Warren (10%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nora Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Nora Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Nora Township: the destinations
Where Nora Township clocks in
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 46% of Nora Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nora Township, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 48. 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 Nora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Nora Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nora Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 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 Nora Township works
About 26% 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.
Next door to Nora Township
The biggest share goes to Kent Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $53,427 |
| Wards Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| West Point Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 27 min | $79,476 |
| Rush Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Warren Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Winslow Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Kent Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wards Grove Township, Rush Township, Winslow Township and Kent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Warren Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nora 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 Nora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nora Township?
$53,427 (±$10,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nora Township?
9.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nora Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nora Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (10%, 5 mi), Monroe (10%, 20 mi), Stockton (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nora 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 Nora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nora 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.