Timberlane has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Timberlane has 22 jobs, against 408 working residents. Hardly any work in Timberlane; the top destination outside it is Rockford (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Timberlane, in brief
Timberlane is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Timberlane, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Timberlane has about 520 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Timberlane and Rockford trade workers both ways
Rockford is the top workplace for Timberlane residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Timberlane come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Timberlane by day and by night
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Timberlane on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Timberlane to work: where people go
Where Timberlane clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
82% of the jobs in Timberlane pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Timberlane, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 22. 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 Timberlane’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Timberlane workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 580 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Timberlane commutes
About 19% 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.
Next door to Timberlane
The biggest share goes to Poplar Grove (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Timberlane workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlane | – | — | — | 29 min | $147,308 |
| Poplar Grove | 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $120,278 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Timberlane’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 Timberlane: questions
What is the median household income in Timberlane?
$147,308 (±$26,220) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Timberlane?
0.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Timberlane?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Timberlane work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (29%, 11 mi), Belvidere (11%, 5 mi), Loves Park (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Timberlane without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Timberlane, from the people who make the trip.
More of Timberlane
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.