With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Portland Township works elsewhere
7% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Employers in Portland Township report 110 jobs, and 202 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Portland Township for work; outside it, Prophetstown is the main destination (18%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Portland Township stands out on work
Portland Township and Prophetstown trade workers both ways
Prophetstown is the top workplace for Portland Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Portland Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Portland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Portland Township: the destinations
Where Portland Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Portland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Portland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 commuters (the 7% 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 daily flow of workers through Portland Township
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Portland Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Making and building: 65% of jobs based in Portland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Portland Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 110. 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 Portland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Portland Township
About 24% 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.
Next door to Portland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Portland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $118,504 |
| Erie Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 20 min | $82,426 |
| Fenton Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Canoe Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Loraine Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Prophetstown Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $68,618 |
| Phenix Township | under 3% | A | D− | 21 min | $135,652 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fenton Township, Canoe Creek Township and Loraine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Portland 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 Portland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Portland Township?
$118,504 (±$8,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Portland Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Portland Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Portland Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prophetstown (18%, 7 mi), Sterling (6%, 22 mi), Morrison (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Portland 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 Portland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Portland 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.