Quiver Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Quiver Township itself; outside it, Havana draws the most (19%, 8 miles). There are 18 jobs in Quiver Township, and 238 of its residents work somewhere. For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Quiver Township and work: the main findings
Quiver Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Quiver Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Quiver Township has about 450 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Quiver Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Quiver Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Quiver Township
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Quiver Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
About 42 minutes each way for Quiver Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quiver Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where the trip to work from Quiver Township ends
Where Quiver Township clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Quiver Township: what the 18 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quiver Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 18. 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 Quiver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Quiver Township
About 29% 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.
Quiver Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quiver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiver Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $75,208 |
| Havana Township | under 2% | C− | B | 27 min | $58,125 |
| Liverpool Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Waterford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $86,685 |
| Forest City Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Manito Township | under 2% | B | B− | 27 min | $68,942 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liverpool Township, Waterford Township and Forest City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quiver 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 Quiver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Quiver Township?
$75,208 (±$17,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quiver Township?
7.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quiver Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quiver Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Havana (19%, 8 mi), Springfield (12%, 43 mi), Manito (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Quiver 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 Quiver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quiver 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.