Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: Arthur Caldwell · Public domainAbout half of Fall Creek Township’s working residents commute to Quincy
Fall Creek Township has 22 jobs; 214 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Fall Creek Township itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (50%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fall Creek Township apart on work
Fall Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Fall Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fall Creek Township has about 330 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Fall Creek Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Fall Creek Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fall Creek Township clocks in
50% of workers
4% 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.
Who works in Fall Creek Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Fall Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Working from home in Fall Creek Township
of Fall Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 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.
Jobs in Fall Creek Township: what the 22 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fall Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 22. 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 Fall Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fall Creek 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.
Fall Creek Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Melrose Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fall Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $74,191 |
| Payson Township | under 1% | C | D | 29 min | $62,041 |
| Levee Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Melrose Township | 3% | B | D | 16 min | $84,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Levee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fall Creek Township?
$74,191 (±$24,450) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fall Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fall Creek Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (50%, 10 mi), Ellington Township (9%, 13 mi), Hannibal (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fall Creek 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.