Big Mound TownshipIL
A town of 1,713.
Is Big Mound Township a good place to live?
The best of Big Mound Township’s subject grades are an A− for walkability and civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Big Mound Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 66 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Homes are within reach, about $97K for a typical one, or 1.7 years of the county’s $56K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Wayne County Fairgrounds, at 38 acres. Big Mound Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Big Mound Township stand out
Where Big Mound Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 1,578 people come to Big Mound Township for work
Where Big Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Big Mound Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Big Mound Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Big Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Big Mound Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Big Mound Township.
A job hub: Big Mound Township has 2.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,578 commuters
Most working residents leave Big Mound Township for work: only 16% work in town. At 18 minutes, Big Mound Township’s average trip to work is where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Big Mound Township has added 98 jobs, to 1,687 in 2023.
| Big Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Big Mound Township are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Big Mound Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of Big Mound Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Big Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Big Mound Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Big Mound Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Big Mound Township
Big Mound Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Big Mound Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Big Mound Township has set aside 0.7% of its land for conservation
7.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Big Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wayne County Fairgrounds | — | 38 |
| 2. Southwest Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Big Mound Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Big Mound Township; the nearest are
College town 17 of every 100 Big Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Big Mound Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Big Mound Township is located in Wayne County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,742 and it contained 882 housing units.
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- Area
- 52 sq mi
- Elevation
- 377 ft
Big Mound Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Big Mound Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Orel Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Crouch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamard Township | — | — | A | — | C− | C− |
| Barnhill Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arrington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairfield | #634 | C− | A | C− | C+ | C− |
Big Mound Township, Orel Township and Lamard Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Big Mound Township, Orel Township and Lamard Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Crouch Township, Barnhill Township and Arrington Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Big Mound Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Big Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Big Mound Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.