Most of Union Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Union Grove Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−. There are 25 jobs in Union Grove Township, against 497 working residents. Measured by household income, Union Grove Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Union Grove Township: the figures worth knowing
Union Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Union Grove Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Grove Township has about 690 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Grove Township and Morrison trade workers both ways
Morrison is the top workplace for Union Grove Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Union Grove Township come from (40% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Union Grove Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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 497 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Union Grove Township
On income, poverty and job access, Union Grove Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Union Grove Township’s grade up (0.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (5.8%) is left out: Union Grove 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, Union Grove Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
A workday in Union Grove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 495 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Union Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
22% of working residents work in Morrison
Where Union Grove Township clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Time on the road from Union Grove Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 600 commuters (the 20% 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.
The kinds of work in Union Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 25. 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 Union Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Union Grove Township commutes less than 15 miles
About 21% 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.
Few in Union Grove Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Grove Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Union Grove Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 752 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). 3.0% of Union Grove Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Union Grove Township ranks 426th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 23 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 424 | Lyndon WI | 1,545 | $93K | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| 425 | Springfield WI | 1,010 | $97K | 2.4% | 5.8% | <1% | A− |
| 426 | Union Grove Township IL | 1,165 | $106K | 0.6% | 5.8% | <1% | A− |
| 427 | Glenburn Township PA | 1,436 | $88K | 4.1% | 9.3% | 1% | A− |
| 428 | Emmet WI | 1,274 | $96K | 5.3% | 7.3% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Union Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Union Grove Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Township | – | A− | D− | 20 min | $106,250 |
| Ustick Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Fenton Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | B | 20 min | $74,185 |
| Garden Plain Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ustick Township and Fenton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Garden Plain Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union Grove 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 Union Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Union Grove Township?
$106,250 (±$21,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Grove Township?
0.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Grove Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Grove Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morrison (22%, 4 mi), Clinton (11%, 11 mi), Sterling (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Grove Township walkable?
Union Grove Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Grove 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 Union Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Grove 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.