Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0For more than half of its working residents, Quincy Township is a commute to Quincy
8% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. More than half work in Quincy Township; the top destination outside it is Quincy (53%, 0 miles). The average commute takes 14 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Quincy Township apart on work
Commutes from Quincy Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Quincy Township go to people who live here
Of the 21,750 jobs based in Quincy Township, 45% are held by Quincy Township residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
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.
A commute of about 14 minutes in Quincy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quincy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,448 commuters (the 8% 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 commute in and out of Quincy Township
On a workday 8,592 residents head out to work, 9,699 work right here, and 12,051 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Quincy Township to work: where people go
Where Quincy Township clocks in
53% of workers
3% 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.
What the 21,750 jobs in Quincy Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quincy Township, 2014 → 2024: 22,890 → 21,750. 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 Quincy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Quincy Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 66% of Quincy Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quincy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $56,480 |
| Quincy | 53% | C | A− | 14 min | $56,480 |
| Melrose Township | 2% | B | D | 16 min | $84,464 |
| Riverside Township | under 1% | B | C | 13 min | $80,859 |
| Ellington Township | 11% | A | D− | 15 min | $105,901 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Quincy. Darker towns draw more of Quincy 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 Quincy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Quincy Township?
$56,480 (±$4,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quincy Township?
16.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quincy Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quincy Township work?
53% work in town.
Can you get around Quincy Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quincy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quincy 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.