Fairhaven Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 5% stay in Fairhaven Township for work; outside it, Sterling is the main destination (10%, 17 miles). Employers in Fairhaven Township report 152 jobs; 331 of its residents have a job. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Fairhaven Township, in brief
Jobs in Fairhaven Township: what the 152 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairhaven Township, 2013 → 2023: 311 → 152. 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 Fairhaven Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fairhaven Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Fairhaven Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where the trip to work from Fairhaven Township ends
Where Fairhaven Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairhaven Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 494 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairhaven Township
About 20% 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.
Around Fairhaven Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairhaven Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $72,981 |
| Wysox Township | under 2% | C | C | 24 min | $66,641 |
| York Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $66,528 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Clyde Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem Township and Clyde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairhaven Township?
$72,981 (±$13,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairhaven Township?
4.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairhaven Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairhaven Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (10%, 17 mi), Sterling Township (6%, 16 mi), Freeport (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairhaven Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairhaven Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairhaven 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.