Apple River Fort Site · Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Woodbine Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Woodbine Township itself; outside it, Galena draws the most (15%, 15 miles). Woodbine Township has 41 jobs, against 236 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Woodbine Township stands out on work
Woodbine Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Woodbine Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodbine Township has about 330 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Woodbine Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Woodbine Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Woodbine Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
From Woodbine Township, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodbine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 6% 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.
Out of Woodbine Township to work: where people go
Where Woodbine Township clocks in
15% 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.
Woodbine Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodbine Township, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 41. 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 Woodbine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Woodbine Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
Around Woodbine Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodbine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbine Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $93,125 |
| Elizabeth Township | 6% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Thompson Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Stockton Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $54,241 |
| Derinda Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elizabeth Township, Thompson Township and Derinda Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth Township. Darker towns draw more of Woodbine 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 Woodbine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodbine Township?
$93,125 (±$46,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodbine Township?
2.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodbine Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodbine Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galena (15%, 15 mi), The Galena Territory (7%, 10 mi), Elizabeth Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Woodbine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodbine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodbine 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.