Fountain Green Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
13% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Fountain Green Township report 4 jobs for 105 working residents. Hardly any work in Fountain Green Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (12%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fountain Green Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Fountain Green Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Fountain Green Township ends
Where Fountain Green Township clocks in
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.
What Fountain Green Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Green Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fountain Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fountain Green Township
of Fountain Green Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fountain Green 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Fountain Green Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Green Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pilot Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| La Harpe Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hancock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hire Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Blandinsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pilot Grove Township, Hancock Township, Hire Township and Blandinsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. La Harpe Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountain Green 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 2024, 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 Fountain Green Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Green Township?
29.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fountain Green Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (12%, 15 mi), La Harpe (10%, 6 mi), Burlington (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain Green 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 Fountain Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain Green Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.