Four Mile Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
40 jobs are based in Four Mile Township; 202 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Four Mile Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Vernon (19%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Four Mile Township, in a few figures
Four Mile Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Four Mile Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Four Mile Township has about 380 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Four Mile Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Four Mile Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Four Mile Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Four Mile Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 36 minutes each way for Four Mile Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Four Mile Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 3% 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.
Out of Four Mile Township to work: where people go
Where Four Mile Township clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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.
75% of the jobs in Four Mile Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Four Mile Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 40. 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 Four Mile Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Four Mile Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Work in the towns next to Four Mile Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Four Mile Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Mile Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $68,851 |
| Pendleton Township | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $58,056 |
| Orel Township | under 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $48,542 |
| Hickory Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Webber Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $59,241 |
| Dahlgren Township | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $66,641 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hickory Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Four Mile 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 Four Mile Township: questions
What is the median household income in Four Mile Township?
$68,851 (±$9,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Four Mile Township?
14.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Four Mile Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Four Mile Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (19%, 14 mi), Fairfield (11%, 16 mi), Wayne City (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Four Mile Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Four Mile Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Four Mile 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.