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Jobs & commute in Cloyd Valley Township

Cloyd Valley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

There are 2 jobs in Cloyd Valley Township, against 8 working residents. Hardly any work in Cloyd Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Roscoe (25%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Cloyd Valley Township

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night16
Workday10
16live here− 8head out to work+ 2come in to work= 10on a workday

About 10 people are in Cloyd Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Cloyd Valley Township work

Roscoe: 2 residents work here (25%)Ipswich: 1 residents work here (13%)Oacoma: 1 residents work here (13%)Aberdeen: 1 residents work here (13%)Odessa TownshipBowdle Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Vermont Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Cottonwood Lake Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Madison TownshipHosmer TownshipGlover TownshipCloyd Valley TownshipRoscoeIpswichOacomaAberdeenBowdle TownshipVermont TownshipCloyd Valley Township
1
Roscoe10 mi away
25%2
2
Ipswich24.2 mi away
13%1
3
Oacoma109.4 mi away
13%1
4
Aberdeen51.4 mi away
13%1
5
Bowdle Township8.2 mi away
13%1
6
Vermont Township11.7 mi away
13%1
713%1
The top trips

Where Cloyd Valley Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cloyd Valley Township

Jobs based in Cloyd Valley TownshipJobs Cloyd Valley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%50%
Trade, transport & utilities0%38%
Services: health, schools, offices100%13%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%38%
Over $3,333 a month100%38%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 54100%38%
55 and older0%38%

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 Cloyd Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Cloyd Valley Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRoscoe: 25% · 10 miIpswich: 13% · 24.2 miOacoma: 13% · 109.4 miAberdeen: 13% · 51.4 miBowdle Township: 13% · 8.2 miVermont Township: 13% · 11.7 miCottonwood Lake Township: 13% · 5.6 miRoscoe 25%Ipswich 13%Oacoma 13%Bowdle Township 13%Cloyd Valley Township
Cloyd Valley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi1 residents
50%10–24 mi4 residents
13%25–50 mi1 residents
25%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

13% of Cloyd Valley Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownCloyd Valley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cloyd Valley Township–————
Glover Townshipunder 13%————
Cottonwood Lake Township13%————
Odessa Townshipunder 13%————
Madison Townshipunder 13%————

Same-state neighbors only. Glover Township, Cottonwood Lake Township, Odessa Township and Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Cottonwood Lake Township. Darker towns draw more of Cloyd Valley Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cloyd Valley Township: questions

Where do people who live in Cloyd Valley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roscoe (25%, 10 mi), Ipswich (13%, 24 mi), Oacoma (13%, 109 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Cloyd Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cloyd Valley Township

Cloyd Valley Township home →

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.