Nearby communities include Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon (Illinois) to the east and Clinton, (Iowa) to the west. The Union Pacific Railroad line, that runs through town, handles regional freight hauling.

Whiteside County Airport, 14 miles to the east of Morrison, handles public air travel, while water transportation facilities on the Mississippi River are only 11 miles to the west of town. Quad City International Airport, 45 miles west of Morrison in Moline, Illinois, currently has four airlines serving 10 nonstop hubs or connecting cities.