A job hub: Goodfarm Township has 5.3 jobs per working resident, and 897 people come in to work
Employers in Goodfarm Township report 898 jobs for 171 working residents. Hardly any work in Goodfarm Township; the top destination outside it is Morris (15%, 16 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Goodfarm Township
On a workday 170 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Goodfarm Township on a workday afternoon, 210% more 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.
The towns that send workers to Goodfarm Township
Where Goodfarm Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Goodfarm Township: what the 898 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodfarm Township, 2013 → 2023: 234 → 898. 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 Goodfarm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Goodfarm Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodfarm Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 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.
Miles to work from Goodfarm Township
About 27% 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.
How Goodfarm Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodfarm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodfarm Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $85,938 |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 30 min | $88,092 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mazon Township | under 2% | B | B− | 24 min | $82,273 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goodfarm 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 Goodfarm Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goodfarm Township?
$85,938 (±$30,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodfarm Township?
1.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodfarm Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodfarm Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (15%, 16 mi), Chicago (8%, 61 mi), Joliet (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goodfarm 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 Goodfarm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodfarm 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.