Most of Rice Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Rice Township has 38 jobs; 119 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rice Township; the top destination outside it is Galena (18%, 7 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Rice Township
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Rice Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Rice Township’s residents
Where Rice Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in Rice Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rice Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 38. 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 Rice Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rice Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rice Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 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.
Rice Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
How Rice Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rice Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $129,333 |
| East Galena Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 20 min | $103,008 |
| Elizabeth Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 30 min | $43,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elizabeth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rice 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 Rice Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rice Township?
$129,333 (±$70,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rice Township?
1.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rice Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rice Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galena (18%, 7 mi), Dubuque (14%, 20 mi), The Galena Territory (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rice 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 Rice Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rice 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.