Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5Most of Tampico Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Tampico Township; the top destination outside it is Sterling (14%, 13 miles). There are 74 jobs in Tampico Township, and 414 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tampico Township at work: what stands out
Tampico Township is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Tampico Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tampico Township has about 630 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Tampico 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Tampico Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 403 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Tampico Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 26 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tampico Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 342 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 Tampico Township’s working residents head each day
Where Tampico Township clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Tampico Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tampico Township, 2014 → 2024: 85 → 74. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tampico Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Tampico Township
About 25% 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 2024.
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 Tampico Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tampico Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $56,094 |
| Hume Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Hahnaman Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Prophetstown Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $68,618 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hume Township, Hahnaman Township and Fairfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tampico 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 2024, 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 Tampico Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tampico Township?
$56,094 (±$7,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tampico Township?
14.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tampico Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tampico Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (14%, 13 mi), Prophetstown (7%, 7 mi), Rock Falls (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tampico 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 Tampico Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tampico Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.