Oak Grove has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Oak Grove report 64 jobs, and 236 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Oak Grove for work; outside it, Rock Island is the main destination (14%, 4 miles). At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oak Grove and work: the main findings
Oak Grove is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Oak Grove, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Grove has about 300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Oak Grove workers cross into Iowa
21% of Oak Grove workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (13%), Muscatine (3%) and Bettendorf (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Oak Grove are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Oak Grove by day
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Oak Grove on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 people from Oak Grove work
Where Oak Grove clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Commuting from Oak Grove: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Grove workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 5% 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.
Jobs in Oak Grove: what the 64 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Grove, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 64. 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 Oak Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Oak Grove commutes less than 10 miles
About 23% 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.
Work in the towns next to Oak Grove
The biggest share goes to Milan (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | – | — | — | 22 min | $40,972 |
| Coyne Center | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Milan | 8% | B | A− | 22 min | $62,597 |
| Blackhawk Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 23 min | $65,414 |
| Bowling Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $101,350 |
Same-state neighbors only. Coyne Center: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Grove’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 Oak Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Grove?
$40,972 (±$18,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Grove?
26.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Grove?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Grove work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Island (14%, 4 mi), Moline (13%, 6 mi), Davenport (13%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Grove without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Grove
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.