Ohio Grove Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Ohio Grove Township report 8 jobs; 115 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Ohio Grove Township for work; outside it, Aledo is the main destination (10%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 48% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ohio Grove Township
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Ohio Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Out of Ohio Grove Township to work: where people go
Where Ohio Grove Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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: 75% of Ohio Grove Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 8. 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 Ohio Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ohio Grove Township
of Ohio Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 48% 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.
The distance from Ohio Grove Township to work
About 25% 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.
Around Ohio Grove Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Grove Township | – | — | — | — | $200,000 |
| Abington Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mercer Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 19 min | $71,042 |
| Sumner Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Suez Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bald Bluff Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Abington Township, Sumner Township, Suez Township and Bald Bluff Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ohio Grove 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 Ohio Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Grove Township?
$200,000 (±$37,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Grove Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ohio Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (10%, 6 mi), East Moline (10%, 33 mi), Davenport (9%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ohio Grove 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 Ohio Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ohio Grove 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.