Rosedale Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
7% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. There are 10 jobs in Rosedale Township for 204 working residents. Hardly any work in Rosedale Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rosedale Township, in brief
Rosedale Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Rosedale Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rosedale Township has about 200 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rosedale Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Rosedale Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Rosedale Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
How long Rosedale Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosedale Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 7% 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 people from Rosedale Township work
Where Rosedale Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 30% of Rosedale Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosedale Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 10. 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 Rosedale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Rosedale Township commutes
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rosedale Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosedale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale Township | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Quarry Township | under 2% | B | B− | 31 min | $73,684 |
| Richwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Otter Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richwood Township and Otter Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rosedale 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 Rosedale Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rosedale Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosedale Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosedale Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (9%, 7 mi), Jerseyville (8%, 12 mi), St. Louis (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rosedale 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 Rosedale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosedale 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.