Heralds Prairie Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Heralds Prairie Township itself; outside it, Carmi draws the most (15%, 7 miles). Heralds Prairie Township has 49 jobs; 247 of its residents have a job. For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Heralds Prairie Township: the gist
Heralds Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Heralds Prairie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Heralds Prairie Township has about 400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Heralds Prairie Township and Carmi trade workers both ways
Carmi is the top workplace for Heralds Prairie Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Heralds Prairie Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Heralds Prairie Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (20 to 27 minutes). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Heralds Prairie Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Heralds Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Heralds Prairie Township work
Where Heralds Prairie Township clocks in
15% 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.
84% of the jobs in Heralds Prairie Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heralds Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 49. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Heralds Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Heralds Prairie Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heralds Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Heralds Prairie Township
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Heralds Prairie Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heralds Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heralds Prairie Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $98,295 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 3% | C− | C | 27 min | $58,750 |
| Emma Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Asbury Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Carmi Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 21 min | $53,323 |
Same-state neighbors only. Emma Township and Asbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Heralds Prairie 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 2024, 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 Heralds Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Heralds Prairie Township?
$98,295 (±$44,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heralds Prairie Township?
7.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heralds Prairie Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heralds Prairie Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (15%, 7 mi), Norris City (12%, 7 mi), Fairfield (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Heralds Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heralds Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heralds Prairie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.