Walnut Grove Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois. Employers in Walnut Grove Township report 85 jobs, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Walnut Grove Township for work; outside it, Galesburg is the main destination (12%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Walnut Grove Township: the figures worth knowing
Commuting from Walnut Grove Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 4% 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.
Walnut Grove Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Walnut Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 the trip to work from Walnut Grove Township ends
Where Walnut Grove Township clocks in
12% 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 Walnut Grove Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 85. 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 Walnut Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Walnut Grove Township
About 29% 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.
Around Walnut Grove Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $57,917 |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Weller Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Copley Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Ontario Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Galva Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township, Weller Township and Copley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ontario Township and Galva Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnut 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 Walnut Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Grove Township?
$57,917 (±$26,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Grove Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Grove Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Grove Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (12%, 16 mi), Peoria (12%, 37 mi), Oneida (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut Grove Township 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 Walnut Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut 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.