Work & commute · German Valley

Work & commute in German Valley, IL

Most working residents leave German Valley for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Freeport (25%), Rockford (14%) and Ridott (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 171 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 166 German Valley residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in German Valley.

166live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

80work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where German Valley goes to work

Freeport9.2 mi away

25%43

Rockford21.8 mi away

14%24

Ridott5.7 mi away

4%7

Lancaster9.5 mi away

4%6

German Valley (in town)right here

3%5

Forreston7.7 mi away

3%5

Chicago96 mi away

2%4

Rockton26.9 mi away

2%3

Dixon25.6 mi away

2%3

Belvidere30.7 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%68

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far German Valley commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

41%

29%

16%

14%

41%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

German Valley is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in German Valley are

85 jobs are based in German Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs German Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in German Valley

85 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs German Valley residents hold

171 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+29%

Jobs based in German Valley, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 85. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.