Most of Rural Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Rural Township has 157 jobs, and 451 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rural Township itself; outside it, Moline draws the most (16%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Rural Township: the gist
Commutes from Rural Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Rural Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 451 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Rural Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rural Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who leaves Rural Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 448 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Rural Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Rural Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rural Township clocks in
16% of workers
16% of workers
15% 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.
Most jobs in Rural Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rural Township, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 157. 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 Rural Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Rural Township commutes less than 11 miles
About 22% 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.
Rural Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rural Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $101,083 |
| Bowling Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $101,350 |
| Richland Grove Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $106,630 |
| Western Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 23 min | $99,355 |
| Coal Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Coyne Center | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Blackhawk Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 23 min | $65,414 |
| Colona Township | under 2% | A | C | 23 min | $83,769 |
| Preemption Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 35 min | $85,673 |
Same-state neighbors only. Coal Valley Township: not graded. Coyne Center: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rural 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 Rural Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rural Township?
$101,083 (±$14,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rural Township?
6.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rural Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rural Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moline (16%, 8 mi), Davenport (16%, 14 mi), Rock Island (15%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rural Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rural Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rural 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.