Field Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Field Township are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 81 jobs are based in Field Township, against 621 working residents. 5% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Field Township at work: what stands out
Field Township is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Field Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Field Township has about 950 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
37% of Field Township works in Mount Vernon
232 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Mount Vernon, 8.6 miles away. That’s 37 times as many as work in Field Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 621 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Field Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Field Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Field Township’s grade up (10.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Field Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Field Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
A workday in Field Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 614 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Field Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
37% of working residents work in Mount Vernon
Where Field Township clocks in
37% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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 Field Township: what the 81 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Field Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 81. 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 Field Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Field Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Field Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 705 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Field Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
In Field Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Field Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Field Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 743 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.3% of Field Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Field Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Field Township is 3,666th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,664 | Kaumakani HI | 1,012 | $96K | 14.9% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,665 | Sackets Harbor NY | 1,337 | $77K | 14.0% | 1.1% | 9% | C |
| 3,666 | Field Township IL | 1,489 | $70K | 10.6% | 3.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,667 | Wayne Township IN | 1,645 | $64K | 12.1% | 4.6% | 1% | C |
| 3,668 | Potter NY | 1,825 | $67K | 10.0% | 2.7% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Field Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Field Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Field Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Township | – | C | D− | 25 min | $70,284 |
| Farrington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $61,964 |
| Mount Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Haines Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Farrington Township and Haines Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mount Vernon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Field 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 Field Township: questions
What is the median household income in Field Township?
$70,284 (±$8,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Field Township?
10.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Field Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Field Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (37%, 9 mi), Centralia (6%, 15 mi), Springfield (3%, 103 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Field Township walkable?
Field Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Field Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Field Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Field 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.