Reynolds Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in Reynolds Township for work; outside it, Ashton is the main destination (9%, 6 miles). Employers in Reynolds Township report 26 jobs, against 105 working residents. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Reynolds Township on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Reynolds Township 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Reynolds Township goes to work
Where Reynolds Township clocks in
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.
Most jobs in Reynolds Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reynolds Township, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 26. 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 Reynolds Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Reynolds Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reynolds Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far it is to work from Reynolds Township
About 28% 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.
Reynolds Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reynolds Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $116,250 |
| Flagg Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $74,423 |
| Bradford Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Ashton Township | under 2% | C | C− | 24 min | $71,087 |
| Alto Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bradford Township, Viola Township and Alto Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reynolds 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 Reynolds Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reynolds Township?
$116,250 (±$43,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reynolds Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reynolds Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reynolds Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashton (9%, 6 mi), Rockford (7%, 29 mi), Rochelle (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Reynolds 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 Reynolds Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reynolds 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.