Power Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Fancy Creek Township earn more than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 6% stay in Fancy Creek Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (53%, 9 miles). The poverty rate is 4.1% (Illinois 11.8%). Jobs and income earn Fancy Creek Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fancy Creek Township, in a few figures
Much of Fancy Creek Township works one town over
58% of working residents work in a town that borders Fancy Creek Township: Springfield (53%), Sherman (4%) and Springfield Township (1%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Fancy Creek Township
67% of Fancy Creek Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Fancy Creek Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fancy Creek Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fancy Creek Township went from 664 in 2013 to 1,019 in 2023, +53%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Fancy Creek 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 ↓
Most Fancy Creek Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Fancy Creek Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fancy Creek Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #75 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($145,385, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fancy Creek Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Jobs in Fancy Creek Township: what the 1,019 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fancy Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 664 → 1,019. 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 Fancy Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Fancy Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fancy Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,716 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Fancy Creek Township
About 22% 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.
Fancy Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,593 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 868 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Fancy Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Where Fancy Creek Township goes to work
Where Fancy Creek Township clocks in
53% 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.
Most trips from Fancy Creek Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fancy Creek Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #564 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,103 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Fancy Creek Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fancy Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,800, Fancy Creek Township ranks 274th of 3,375 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
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| 37 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 72 | Grandwood Park IL | 5,262 | $127K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 272 | Washington WI | 7,478 | $110K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3% | A |
| 273 | Fort Wright KY | 6,240 | $105K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 274 | Fancy Creek Township IL | 5,806 | $145K | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6% | A |
| 275 | Salem Township MI | 5,269 | $89K | 2.9% | 0.4% | 6% | A |
| 276 | Taycheedah WI | 4,690 | $106K | 3.1% | 1.1% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,375 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Fancy Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 58% of Fancy Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fancy Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Creek Township | – | A | B− | 21 min | $145,385 |
| Gardner Township | under 2% | A− | D | 19 min | $103,932 |
| Springfield Township | 1% | D | B+ | 15 min | $39,507 |
| Sherman | 4% | A | B− | 21 min | $148,906 |
| Williams Township | under 2% | A | C | 22 min | $125,583 |
| Springfield | 53% | C | A | 17 min | $66,064 |
| Capital Township | under 2% | C | A | 17 min | $65,902 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Fancy 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 Fancy Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fancy Creek Township?
$145,385 (±$28,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fancy Creek Township?
4.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fancy Creek Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fancy Creek Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (53%, 9 mi), Sherman (4%, 4 mi), Williamsville (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fancy Creek Township walkable?
Fancy Creek Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fancy Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fancy Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fancy 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. 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.