Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOquawka Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 260 jobs in Oquawka Township for 682 working residents. Jobs and income earn Oquawka Township D; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Oquawka Township, in brief
A lot of Oquawka Township workers cross into Iowa
31% of Oquawka Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Burlington (12%) and West Burlington (5%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Oquawka Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Oquawka Township fell from 405 in 2014 to 260 in 2024, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 682 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Oquawka Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Oquawka Township is better than 14% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Oquawka Township’s grade.
Unemployment (14.7%) is left out: Oquawka Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Oquawka Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
12% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Oquawka Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Oquawka Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oquawka Township, 2014 → 2024: 405 → 260. 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 Oquawka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Oquawka Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 31% 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 daily commute in and out of Oquawka Township
On a workday 605 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 183 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Oquawka Township 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Oquawka Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oquawka Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 532 commuters (the 4% 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.
Few in Oquawka Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oquawka Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 556 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.8% of Oquawka Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oquawka Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
4,487th of 5,794: where Oquawka Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 26 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
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| 39 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,485 | Milan IN | 1,838 | $59K | 15.0% | 3.8% | 7% | D |
| 4,486 | Malta MT | 1,846 | $54K | 9.9% | 0.0% | 35% | D |
| 4,487 | Oquawka Township IL | 1,571 | $55K | 13.5% | 14.7% | 11% | D |
| 4,488 | Salem Township IN | 1,272 | $70K | 18.4% | 3.2% | 14% | D |
| 4,489 | Greenbush Township MI | 1,317 | $63K | 12.1% | 4.2% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Oquawka Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Oquawka Township and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Oquawka (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oquawka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oquawka Township | – | D | C− | 30 min | $54,682 |
| Oquawka | 11% | D | C | 29 min | $53,929 |
| Bald Bluff Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Gladstone Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rozetta Township | 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bald Bluff Township, Gladstone Township and Rozetta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oquawka 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 Oquawka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oquawka Township?
$54,682 (±$8,464) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oquawka Township?
13.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oquawka Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oquawka Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (12%, 14 mi), Oquawka (11%, 1 mi), Monmouth (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Oquawka Township walkable?
Oquawka Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oquawka Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oquawka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oquawka 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.