Willow Creek Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Willow Creek Township itself; outside it, Ashton draws the most (7%, 14 miles). Willow Creek Township has 23 jobs for 318 working residents. Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Getting to work from Willow Creek Township, in brief
Willow Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Willow Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Willow Creek Township has about 330 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Willow Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical 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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Willow Creek Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Willow Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
From Willow Creek Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 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.
Where the trip to work from Willow Creek Township ends
Where Willow Creek Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 Willow Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 23. 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 Willow Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Willow Creek Township goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Willow Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $78,802 |
| Shabbona Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 29 min | $81,032 |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Alto Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Viola Township and Alto Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Creek Township?
$78,802 (±$9,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Creek Township?
5.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Creek Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashton (7%, 14 mi), Rochelle (7%, 12 mi), Rockford (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willow Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Creek 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.