Hennepin Canal Historic District · Photo: Russ Price (SIGBUS) · CC BY-SA 2.5Fairfield Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Fairfield Township for work; outside it, Princeton is the main destination (10%, 21 miles). Employers in Fairfield Township report 46 jobs, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Fairfield Township by day
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Fairfield Township to work: where people go
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Fairfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 46. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fairfield Township
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fairfield Township
About 36% 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.
The towns around Fairfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | — | $100,250 |
| Yorktown Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greenville Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Gold Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Tampico Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Alba Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Prophetstown Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $68,618 |
Same-state neighbors only. Yorktown Township, Greenville Township, Gold Township, Tampico Township and Alba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfield Township?
$100,250 (±$9,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (10%, 21 mi), Walnut (7%, 11 mi), Sterling (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.