Most of Goode Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Goode Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (C). There are 341 jobs in Goode Township; 1,027 of its residents have a job. 7% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Goode Township, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Goode Township
56% of Goode Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Goode Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Goode Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Goode Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Goode Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Goode Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Goode Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goode Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
What Goode Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goode Township, 2013 → 2023: 324 → 341. 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 Goode Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Goode Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goode Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 961 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.
How a workday changes Goode Township
On a workday 916 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Goode Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
22% of working residents work in Mount Vernon
Where Goode Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Goode 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 Goode Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,038 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). 3.6% of Goode Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Goode Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Goode Township next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500: 4,311th of 5,083 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,309 | Lisbon ND | 2,184 | $64K | 15.4% | 3.5% | 34% | D |
| 4,310 | Rushville Township IL | 2,344 | $54K | 15.0% | 5.6% | 21% | D |
| 4,311 | Goode Township IL | 2,606 | $59K | 19.6% | 6.7% | 11% | D |
| 4,312 | Grout Township MI | 2,022 | $75K | 26.0% | 6.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,313 | Pebble Township OH | 2,462 | $60K | 13.3% | 7.3% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Goode Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Goode Township
The biggest share goes to Sesser (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goode Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Township | – | D | C | 33 min | $59,420 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | D | C | 27 min | $50,878 |
| Barren Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sesser | 5% | D | C | 35 min | $52,604 |
| Bald Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barren Township and Bald Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goode 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 Goode Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goode Township?
$59,420 (±$15,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goode Township?
19.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goode Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goode Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (22%, 18 mi), Marion (7%, 25 mi), Benton (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Goode Township walkable?
Goode Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goode 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 Goode Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goode 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.