For more than half of its working residents, Fowler is a commute to Quincy
For 44% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any work in Fowler; the top destination outside it is Quincy (53%, 8 miles). There are 1 jobs in Fowler for 75 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Fowler
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Fowler on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.01 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 Fowler to work: where people go
Where Fowler clocks in
53% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Fowler
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Fowler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fowler
of Fowler workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 44% 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.
How many miles Fowler commutes
About 19% 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 Fowler
The biggest share goes to Ellington Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fowler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ellington Township | 9% | A | D− | 15 min | $105,901 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fowler’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 Fowler: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fowler?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fowler work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Fowler 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 Fowler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fowler
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.