Weller Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute, 28 minutes each way, matches the Illinois norm. Weller Township has 38 jobs, against 170 working residents. Only 2% work in Weller Township; the top destination outside it is Woodhull (9%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Weller Township by day
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Weller Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Weller Township to work: where people go
Where Weller Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Weller Township: what the 38 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weller Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 38. 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 Weller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Weller Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weller Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Weller Township
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.
How Weller Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weller Township | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Galva Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Walnut Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clover Township and Walnut Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Galva Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weller 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 Weller Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Weller Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weller Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weller Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodhull (9%, 9 mi), Moline (7%, 27 mi), Galesburg (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weller Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weller 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.