Most of Serena Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 184 jobs in Serena Township, against 432 working residents. For jobs and income Serena Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). 3% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Serena Township, in a few figures
Serena Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Serena Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 432 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Serena Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Serena Township’s grade up ($104,236, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Serena Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Serena Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How long Serena Township spends getting to work: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Serena Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 563 commuters (the 3% 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 in the region Serena Township works
About 30% 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.
A workday in Serena Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 430 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Serena Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
11% of working residents work in Ottawa
Where Serena Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
67% of the jobs in Serena Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Serena Township, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 184. 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 Serena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Serena Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 583 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.0% of Serena Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Serena Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
634th of 3,771: where Serena Township ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 21 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 632 | Capron IL | 1,407 | $90K | 8.9% | 8.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 633 | Wathena KS | 1,273 | $87K | 5.6% | 2.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 634 | Serena Township IL | 1,121 | $104K | 5.6% | 5.4% | <1% | B+ |
| 635 | Bridgeport WI | 1,006 | $96K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 636 | Shandon CA | 1,169 | $107K | 1.6% | 10.4% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Serena Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Serena Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Serena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Township | – | B+ | D− | 46 min | $104,236 |
| Mission Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 38 min | $85,727 |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $91,406 |
| Dayton Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 20 min | $76,042 |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Northville Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 43 min | $103,819 |
| Sheridan | under 2% | B− | C | 39 min | $85,250 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | C− | C | 46 min | $67,424 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Serena 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 Serena Township: questions
What is the median household income in Serena Township?
$104,236 (±$17,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Serena Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Serena Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Serena Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (11%, 11 mi), Sandwich (6%, 13 mi), Chicago (3%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Serena Township walkable?
Serena Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Serena Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Serena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Serena 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. 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.