Earning a living in Fidelity
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Fidelity itself; outside it, Jerseyville draws the most (16%, 9 miles). No jobs are based in Fidelity in the Census job records; 37 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fidelity quiets down on a workday
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Fidelity on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Fidelity to work: where people go
Where Fidelity clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Fidelity
of Fidelity workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fidelity
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.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Fidelity?
$44,063 (±$25,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fidelity?
11.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fidelity work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (16%, 9 mi), Alton (11%, 17 mi), Belleville (5%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fidelity 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 Fidelity, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fidelity
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.