Tartar's Ferry Bridge · Photo: Fmiser · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Farmers Township works elsewhere
Farmers Township has 22 jobs, and 126 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Farmers Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (31%, 16 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Farmers Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 126 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Farmers Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Farmers Township: the destinations
Where Farmers Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 59% of Farmers Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmers Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 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 Farmers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Farmers Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmers Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 3% 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 Farmers Township
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.
Around Farmers Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $60,833 |
| Bernadotte Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Vermont Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| New Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Harris Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bernadotte Township, Vermont Township, New Salem Township and Harris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmers 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 Farmers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Farmers Township?
$60,833 (±$35,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmers Township?
24.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmers Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmers Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (31%, 16 mi), Canton (6%, 22 mi), Peoria (4%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Farmers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmers 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.