Household incomes in Grover Township trail those of 95% of U.S. towns
4% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). Below the poverty line: 10.3% of residents, against 11.8% across Illinois. For jobs and income Grover Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Grover Township, in a few figures
Commutes from Grover 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 ↓
Grover Township and Fairfield trade workers both ways
Fairfield is the top workplace for Grover Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Grover Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Grover Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Grover Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Grover Township fell from 1,467 in 2013 to 1,063 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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 Grover Township
Unemployment holds Grover Township’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($42,267, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grover Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Getting to work from Grover Township takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,479 commuters (the 4% 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.
30% of working residents work in Fairfield
Where Grover Township clocks in
30% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Grover Township: what the 1,063 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grover Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,467 → 1,063. 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 Grover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Grover Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,253 residents head out to work, 203 work right here, and 860 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Grover Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Grover 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.
Getting around Grover Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,535 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). 10.4% of Grover Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Grover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Grover Township is 2,869th among 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,867 | Koloa HI | 2,907 | $78K | 7.1% | 7.8% | 3% | C |
| 2,868 | Lake Delton WI | 3,451 | $52K | 12.6% | 4.1% | 28% | C |
| 2,869 | Grover Township IL | 3,515 | $42K | 10.3% | 2.1% | 14% | C |
| 2,870 | Charlotte Harbor FL | 4,239 | $40K | 20.5% | 2.1% | 6% | C |
| 2,871 | Weaver AL | 3,289 | $49K | 15.7% | 2.6% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | 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 Grover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Grover Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Township | – | C | B | 17 min | $42,267 |
| Barnhill Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Jasper Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $63,864 |
| Leech Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barnhill Township and Leech Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grover 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 Grover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grover Township?
$42,267 (±$5,515) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grover Township?
10.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grover Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grover Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (30%, 4 mi), Mount Vernon (6%, 33 mi), Albion (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grover Township walkable?
Grover Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grover Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grover 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.