Fewer people are out of work in Indian Grove Township (0.8%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Indian Grove Township grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. About one in five stay in Indian Grove Township for work; outside it, Fairbury is the main destination (17%, 3 miles). 9% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Indian Grove Township and work: the main findings
Commutes from Indian Grove Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Indian Grove Township and Fairbury trade workers both ways
Fairbury is the top workplace for Indian Grove Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Indian Grove Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Indian Grove Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Indian Grove Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #284 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Indian Grove Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Indian Grove Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Getting to work from Indian Grove Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,663 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where people from Indian Grove Township work
Where Indian Grove Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Who commutes out of Indian Grove Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,573 residents head out to work, 381 work right here, and 1,238 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Indian Grove Township
1,619 jobs are based in Indian Grove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,552 → 1,619. 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 Indian Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Indian Grove Township goes to work
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.
In Indian Grove Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Indian Grove Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #311 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Indian Grove 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 1,828 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). 5.0% of Indian Grove Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Indian Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500, Indian Grove Township ranks 984th of 4,023 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+ |
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| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 982 | Linwood Township MN | 5,403 | $116K | 6.7% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 983 | Massac KY | 4,698 | $93K | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 984 | Indian Grove Township IL | 4,111 | $75K | 2.5% | 0.8% | 19% | A− |
| 985 | Elmwood Township MI | 5,039 | $94K | 6.3% | 2.1% | 6% | A− |
| 986 | Caledonia NY | 4,099 | $79K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | 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 Indian Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Indian Grove Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Grove Township | – | A− | A− | 16 min | $75,213 |
| Yates Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Forrest Township | under 3% | B− | B | 23 min | $86,196 |
| Lawndale Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Avoca Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Yates Township, Lawndale Township, Avoca Township and Belle Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian Grove 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 Indian Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Grove Township?
$75,213 (±$16,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Grove Township?
2.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Grove Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Grove Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairbury (17%, 3 mi), Pontiac (11%, 14 mi), Bloomington (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Indian Grove Township walkable?
Indian Grove Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Indian Grove Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Indian Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Grove 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.