Shirland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 2% work in Shirland Township itself; outside it, Rockford draws the most (20%, 16 miles). Shirland Township has 159 jobs, and 403 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shirland Township, in a few figures
Shirland Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
Who leaves Shirland Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 395 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Shirland 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Shirland Township goes to work
Where Shirland Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
In Shirland Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shirland Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 159. 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 Shirland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shirland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 482 commuters (the 9% 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.
Work in the towns next to Shirland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shirland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $93,750 |
| Laona Township | under 2% | A | C | 33 min | $110,237 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rockton Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 25 min | $77,092 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shirland 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 Shirland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shirland Township?
$93,750 (±$20,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shirland Township?
2.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shirland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shirland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (20%, 16 mi), Chicago (5%, 90 mi), Loves Park (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shirland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shirland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shirland 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.