Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Fulton Township have lower incomes than those in 89% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Fulton Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Below the poverty line: 13.4% of residents (Illinois 11.8%). For 6% of workers, the job is at 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
The commute and the jobs: Fulton Township in brief
Many Fulton Township workers cross into Iowa
57% of Fulton Township workers work outside Illinois, most of them in Iowa, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Much of Fulton Township works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Fulton Township: Clinton (29%) and Fulton (16%). Next door ↓
Many of the people who work in Fulton Township live in another state
Clinton, IA (23%) and Camanche, IA (2%) are among the top places Fulton Township’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 25% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Fulton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Fulton Township makes and builds things
55% of the jobs based in Fulton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fulton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fulton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fulton Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #693 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Fulton Township’s grade up (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,878, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fulton Township could be anywhere from D to B.
29% of working residents work in Clinton
Where Fulton Township clocks in
29% of workers
16% of workers
4% 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.
From Fulton Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fulton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,737 commuters (the 7% 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.
In Fulton Township, 55% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,356 jobs are based in Fulton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fulton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,364 → 1,356. 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 Fulton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fulton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,637 residents head out to work, 341 work right here, and 1,015 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Fulton Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Miles to work from Fulton Township
About 22% 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.
Driving is how Fulton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fulton Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #408 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Fulton 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 1,858 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). 1.5% of Fulton Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fulton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fulton Township next to U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700: 3,195th of 3,962 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,193 | Tarrant AL | 5,639 | $42K | 24.2% | 7.2% | 4% | C− |
| 3,194 | Ripley WV | 3,038 | $42K | 27.1% | 2.2% | 22% | C− |
| 3,195 | Fulton Township IL | 4,233 | $49K | 13.4% | 6.1% | 17% | C− |
| 3,196 | Green Township OH | 3,185 | $62K | 17.7% | 4.6% | 10% | C− |
| 3,197 | Camdenton MO | 4,050 | $54K | 15.3% | 4.0% | 19% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fulton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 45% of Fulton Township
The biggest share goes to Clinton (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fulton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Township | – | C− | B+ | 17 min | $48,878 |
| Fulton | 16% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $45,581 |
| Ustick Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| York Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $66,528 |
| Garden Plain Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ustick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Garden Plain Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fulton 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 Fulton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fulton Township?
$48,878 (±$11,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fulton Township?
13.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fulton Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fulton Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (29%, 7 mi), Fulton (16%, 2 mi), Davenport (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fulton Township walkable?
Fulton Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fulton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fulton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fulton 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.