White Rock Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 91 jobs in White Rock Township, against 289 working residents. Only 1% work in White Rock Township; the top destination outside it is Rockford (24%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves White Rock Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in White Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 White Rock Township to work: where people go
Where White Rock Township clocks in
24% of workers
4% 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 White Rock Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 173 → 91. 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 White Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in White Rock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Rock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 19% 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 distance from White Rock Township to work
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to White Rock Township
The biggest share goes to Lynnville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $87,917 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | B | D | 34 min | $109,500 |
| Flagg Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $74,423 |
| Hillcrest | under 2% | B | C | 21 min | $80,568 |
| Lynnville Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynnville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Rock 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 White Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Rock Township?
$87,917 (±$20,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Rock Township?
4.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Rock Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Rock Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (24%, 17 mi), Rochelle (10%, 7 mi), Belvidere (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Rock 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 White Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Rock 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.