Chicago & North Western Railway Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Roscoe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For jobs and income Roscoe Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). 4,402 jobs are based in Roscoe Township for 9,504 working residents. Measured by household income, Roscoe Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Roscoe Township, in brief
A lot of Roscoe Township workers cross into Wisconsin
20% of Roscoe Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Beloit (8%) and Janesville (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Roscoe Township and Rockford trade workers both ways
Rockford is the top workplace for Roscoe Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Roscoe Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Roscoe Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Roscoe Township’s grade up ($108,711, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Roscoe Township could be anywhere from B to A.
26% of working residents work in Rockford
Where Roscoe Township clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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 daily commute in and out of Roscoe Township
On a workday 8,846 residents head out to work, 658 work right here, and 3,744 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Roscoe Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
34% of the jobs in Roscoe Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roscoe Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,334 → 4,402. 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 Roscoe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Roscoe Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roscoe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,340 commuters (the 12% 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 Roscoe Township
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.
In Roscoe Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,531 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Roscoe Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Roscoe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Roscoe Township is 633rd among 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 631 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill WA | 23,047 | $185K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2% | A− |
| 632 | Munster IN | 23,504 | $110K | 6.0% | 5.5% | 16% | A− |
| 633 | Roscoe Township IL | 20,256 | $109K | 4.8% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 634 | Lysander NY | 23,110 | $108K | 5.8% | 3.9% | 12% | A− |
| 635 | Monroe Township OH | 16,696 | $79K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Roscoe Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Roscoe Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Roscoe (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roscoe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Township | – | A− | C+ | 27 min | $108,711 |
| Harlem Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 23 min | $77,883 |
| Machesney Park | 3% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $75,489 |
| Rockton Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 25 min | $77,092 |
| Owen Township | under 3% | A | D− | 27 min | $95,370 |
| Roscoe | 4% | A− | C | 27 min | $93,036 |
| Manchester Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rockton | 3% | A | C | 25 min | $119,058 |
Same-state neighbors only. Manchester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roscoe 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 Roscoe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roscoe Township?
$108,711 (±$8,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roscoe Township?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roscoe Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roscoe Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (26%, 14 mi), Beloit (8%, 5 mi), Loves Park (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Roscoe Township walkable?
Roscoe Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Roscoe Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roscoe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roscoe 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.