With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fidelity Township works elsewhere
37 jobs are based in Fidelity Township for 257 working residents. Hardly any work in Fidelity Township itself; outside it, Alton draws the most (12%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Fidelity Township, in brief
Fidelity Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Fidelity Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fidelity Township has about 410 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fidelity 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, and quicker than any town next door (29 to 47 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 257 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Fidelity Township
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Fidelity Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 from Fidelity Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fidelity Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 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.
Commuting out of Fidelity Township: the destinations
Where Fidelity Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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 jobs make up 30% of work in Fidelity Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fidelity Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 37. 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 Fidelity Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Fidelity Township works
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.
Fidelity Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Shipman Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fidelity Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ruyle Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Shipman Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $98,125 |
| Piasa Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 32 min | $90,347 |
| Chesterfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ruyle Township and Chesterfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fidelity 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 Fidelity Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fidelity Township?
30.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fidelity 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 Fidelity Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alton (12%, 16 mi), Jerseyville (10%, 7 mi), St. Louis (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fidelity Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fidelity Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fidelity 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.