Winslow Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 5% of workers; Illinois has 16%. 107 jobs are based in Winslow Township; 274 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Winslow Township for work; outside it, Freeport is the main destination (16%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Winslow Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Winslow Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Winslow Township to work: where people go
Where Winslow Township clocks in
16% of workers
14% of workers
12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in Winslow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winslow Township, 2014 → 2024: 177 → 107. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Winslow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Winslow Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winslow Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 5% 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.
How far it is to work from Winslow Township
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Winslow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winslow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $56,563 |
| West Point Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $79,476 |
| Nora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oneco Township | under 2% | C | C | 24 min | $69,630 |
| Waddams Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nora Township and Waddams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winslow 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 2024, 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 Winslow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Winslow Township?
$56,563 (±$27,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winslow Township?
20.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winslow Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winslow Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (16%, 17 mi), Lena (14%, 7 mi), Monroe (12%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Winslow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winslow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winslow Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.