Round Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Round Grove Township itself; outside it, Pontiac draws the most (12%, 21 miles). 36 jobs are based in Round Grove Township, against 156 working residents. For 1% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Round Grove Township on a workday
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Round Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where Round Grove Township goes to work
Where Round Grove Township clocks in
12% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
83% of the jobs in Round Grove Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 36. 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 Round Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Round Grove Township’s commute takes 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 Round Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 1% 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 Round Grove Township goes to work
About 43% 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.
Round Grove Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Grove Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $96,667 |
| Broughton Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Dwight Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Broughton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Dwight Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round Grove 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 Round Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Round Grove Township?
$96,667 (±$27,033) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Grove Township?
16.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Grove Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pontiac (12%, 21 mi), Dwight (5%, 6 mi), Urbana (4%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Round Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round Grove 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.