Most of Ophiem commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Ophiem for work; outside it, East Moline is the main destination (12%, 18 miles). 27 jobs are based in Ophiem, against 52 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ophiem for work, and who comes in
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Ophiem 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.
The towns that employ Ophiem’s residents
Where Ophiem clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
81% of the jobs in Ophiem pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ophiem, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 27. 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 Ophiem’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ophiem
of Ophiem workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Ophiem’s workers travel
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.
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 Ophiem: questions
What is the median household income in Ophiem?
$42,969 (±$42,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ophiem?
68.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ophiem work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Moline (12%, 18 mi), Rock Island (10%, 18 mi), Moline (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ophiem 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 Ophiem, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ophiem
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.