Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Pine Rock Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. There are 43 jobs in Pine Rock Township; 405 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pine Rock Township itself; outside it, Dixon draws the most (11%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pine Rock Township
Pine Rock Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 404 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Pine Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 the trip to work from Pine Rock Township ends
Where Pine Rock Township clocks in
11% 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.
In Pine Rock Township, 56% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 43. 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 Pine Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pine Rock Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Rock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 273 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Pine Rock Township
About 27% 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.
The towns around Pine Rock Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Rock Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $80,000 |
| Oregon-Nashua Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $80,769 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 25 min | $104,924 |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Rockvale Township | under 2% | A | D | 30 min | $125,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lafayette Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Rock 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 Pine Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Rock Township?
$80,000 (±$17,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Rock Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Rock Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Rock Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dixon (11%, 16 mi), Rockford (9%, 21 mi), Rochelle (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Rock 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 Pine Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Rock 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.