Photo: Robert Haugland · CC BY-SA 4.0Port Byron has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
232 jobs are based in Port Byron for 704 working residents. The two grades for Port Byron are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Measured by household income, Port Byron is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Port Byron: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Port Byron workers cross into Iowa
32% of Port Byron workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (14%) and Bettendorf (5%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Port Byron 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 704 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Port Byron’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Port Byron is better than 81% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($111,667, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Port Byron’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, Port Byron could be anywhere from B+ to A.
14% of working residents work in Davenport
Where Port Byron clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Port Byron’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Byron workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 681 commuters (the 18% 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.
Who leaves Port Byron for work, and who comes in
On a workday 678 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Port Byron on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Jobs in Port Byron: what the 232 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Byron, 2013 → 2023: 227 → 232. 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 Port Byron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Port Byron
About 21% 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.
Few in Port Byron walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Port Byron is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 832 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). 3.7% of Port Byron households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Port Byron’s commuters take a bus or train.
Port Byron next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200: 643rd of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 641 | High Prairie Township KS | 2,135 | $103K | 8.5% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 642 | Marshall NY | 1,910 | $101K | 6.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A− |
| 643 | Port Byron IL | 1,638 | $112K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 644 | Edmonston MD | 1,621 | $78K | 7.8% | 12.4% | 1% | A− |
| 645 | Ship Bottom NJ | 1,126 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.3% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Port Byron, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Port Byron
The biggest share goes to Coe Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Byron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Byron | – | A− | B | 22 min | $111,667 |
| Rapids City | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Port Byron Township | under 4% | B | B | 21 min | $77,083 |
| Coe Township | 6% | A− | C | 24 min | $128,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rapids City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Byron’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 Port Byron: questions
What is the median household income in Port Byron?
$111,667 (±$22,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Byron?
7.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Byron?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Byron work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (14%, 15 mi), Moline (9%, 13 mi), East Moline (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Port Byron walkable?
Port Byron is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Port Byron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Byron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Byron
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. 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.