Enfield Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Enfield Township is behind 84% of U.S. towns. There are 202 jobs in Enfield Township for 434 working residents. The two grades for Enfield Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Enfield Township apart on work
Commutes from Enfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Enfield Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 434 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Enfield Township
On income, poverty and job access, Enfield Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Enfield Township’s grade up (8.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Enfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Enfield Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily trip from Enfield Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 4% 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.
How many people are in Enfield Township by day
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Enfield Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2023, primary jobs.
21% of working residents work in Carmi
Where Enfield Township clocks in
21% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Enfield Township: what the 202 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 202. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Enfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Enfield Township
About 24% 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.
In Enfield Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Enfield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Enfield Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 321 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.8% of Enfield Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Enfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Enfield Township is 2,607th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,605 | Rogers TX | 1,101 | $56K | 21.3% | 3.5% | 5% | C− |
| 2,606 | Halifax VA | 1,092 | $56K | 11.9% | 6.2% | 13% | C− |
| 2,607 | Enfield Township IL | 1,120 | $53K | 8.2% | 2.9% | 4% | C− |
| 2,608 | Greenwood Township MI | 1,188 | $54K | 8.6% | 6.1% | 1% | C− |
| 2,609 | Brush Creek Township OH | 1,268 | $53K | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Enfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Enfield Township
The biggest share goes to Carmi Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield Township | – | C− | D− | 21 min | $52,727 |
| Mill Shoals Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Carmi Township | 2% | C− | B− | 21 min | $53,323 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | C− | C | 27 min | $58,750 |
| Crook Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mayberry Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mill Shoals Township, Crook Township and Mayberry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Enfield 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Enfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Enfield Township?
$52,727 (±$15,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enfield Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enfield Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enfield Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (21%, 8 mi), Mount Vernon (5%, 36 mi), Fairfield (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Enfield Township walkable?
Enfield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Enfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enfield Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.