Marseilles Lock and Dam Historic District · Photo: Government employee · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Fall River Township works elsewhere
10% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Fall River Township report 13 jobs for 385 working residents. Hardly any work in Fall River Township; the top destination outside it is Ottawa (17%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Fall River Township, in brief
Fall River Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Fall River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fall River Township has about 410 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fall River Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 31 minutes). 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 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Fall River Township by day
On a workday 383 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Fall River Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
From Fall River Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fall River Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 370 commuters (the 10% 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.
The places Fall River Township commutes to
Where Fall River Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Fall River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fall River Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 13. 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 River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Fall River Township works
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fall River Township
The biggest share goes to Marseilles (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fall River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $105,859 |
| Rutland Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $91,406 |
| Marseilles | 2% | D | B− | 31 min | $58,217 |
| South Ottawa Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $84,054 |
| Grand Rapids Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Rapids Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fall River 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fall River Township?
$105,859 (±$19,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fall River Township?
0.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fall River Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fall River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (17%, 4 mi), Streator (4%, 13 mi), Chicago (4%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fall River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fall River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fall River 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.