Earning a living in Fox Township
26% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Only 4% stay in Fox Township for work; outside it, Newton is the main destination (18%, 7 miles). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 184 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 180 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Fox Township commutes to
Where Fox Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
What work there is in Fox Township: 187 jobs
187 jobs are based in Fox Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Township, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 187. 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 Fox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Fox Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 26% 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 Fox Township
About 26% 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 Fox Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $129,464 |
| Ste. Marie Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Wade Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $64,167 |
| Preston Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $53,941 |
| Smallwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Willow Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ste. Marie Township, Smallwood Township and Willow Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox 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 Fox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Township?
$129,464 (±$79,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (18%, 7 mi), Effingham (13%, 28 mi), Robinson (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox 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 Fox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox 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.