With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fenton Township works elsewhere
25 jobs are based in Fenton Township, and 262 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fenton Township stands out on work
Fenton Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Fenton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fenton Township has about 310 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fenton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fenton Township
On a workday 260 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Fenton Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Fenton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fenton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 commuters (the 4% 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.
11% of working residents work in Erie
Where Fenton Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Fenton Township: what the 25 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fenton Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 25. 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 Fenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fenton Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Fenton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $58,950 |
| Portland Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Prophetstown Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $68,618 |
| Union Grove Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 20 min | $106,250 |
| Lyndon Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Erie Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 20 min | $82,426 |
| Newton Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Erie | 11% | B+ | C− | 19 min | $82,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Portland Township, Lyndon Township and Newton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Erie. Darker towns draw more of Fenton 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 Fenton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fenton Township?
$58,950 (±$12,476) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fenton Township?
10.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fenton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fenton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (11%, 4 mi), Sterling (5%, 19 mi), Morrison (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fenton 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 Fenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fenton 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.