Most of Rogers Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Rogers Township; the top destination outside it is Piper City (9%, 15 miles). Employers in Rogers Township report 47 jobs, against 123 working residents. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rogers Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Rogers Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Rogers Township’s residents
Where Rogers Township clocks in
3% of workers
2% 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.
The kinds of work in Rogers Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rogers Township, 2013 → 2023: 172 → 47. 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 Rogers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Rogers Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rogers Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Rogers Township
About 33% 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.
The towns around Rogers Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rogers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $57,813 |
| Mona Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Norton Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Milks Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Broughton Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mona Township, Norton Township, Milks Grove Township and Broughton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rogers 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 Rogers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rogers Township?
$57,813 (±$17,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rogers Township?
13.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rogers Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rogers Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Piper City (9%, 15 mi), Watseka (3%, 28 mi), Roberts (2%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rogers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rogers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rogers 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.