Deerfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Deerfield Township; the top destination outside it is Peoria (12%, 36 miles). There are 21 jobs in Deerfield Township, and 97 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where people from Deerfield Township work
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 43% of the jobs in Deerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 21. 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 Deerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Deerfield Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deerfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Deerfield Township works
About 26% 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 Deerfield Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $55,156 |
| Joshua Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cass Township | under 3% | — | — | 57 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ellisville Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Young Hickory Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Joshua Township, Cass Township, Lee Township, Ellisville Township and Young Hickory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deerfield Township?
$55,156 (±$43,527) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
2.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (12%, 36 mi), Galesburg (11%, 26 mi), Avon (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Deerfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deerfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deerfield 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.