Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Fayette Township
Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Only 3% work in Fayette Township itself; outside it, Fairbury draws the most (11%, 10 miles). At 28 minutes each way, commutes from Fayette Township run about the Illinois average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fayette Township by day and by night
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Fayette Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
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 Fayette Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fayette Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 95% of the jobs in Fayette Township
139 jobs are based in Fayette Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fayette Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 139. 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 Fayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fayette Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fayette Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 42% 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 Fayette Township
About 30% 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.
How Fayette Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $115,750 |
| Sullivant Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sullivant Township and Belle Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fayette 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 Fayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fayette Township?
$115,750 (±$56,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fayette Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fayette Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fayette Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairbury (11%, 10 mi), Chatsworth (8%, 8 mi), Eppards Point Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fayette 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 Fayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fayette 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.