With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Indian Prairie Township works elsewhere
Indian Prairie Township has 24 jobs for 236 working residents. Hardly any stay in Indian Prairie Township for work; outside it, Fairfield is the main destination (11%, 13 miles). 8% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Indian Prairie Township and work: the main findings
Indian Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Indian Prairie Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Indian Prairie Township has about 460 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Indian Prairie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Indian Prairie Township by day
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Indian Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
How far Indian Prairie Township goes to work
About 32% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Indian Prairie Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 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.
The places Indian Prairie Township commutes to
Where Indian Prairie Township clocks in
11% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 24. 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 Indian Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Indian Prairie Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Prairie Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $54,663 |
| Orchard Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Keith Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Berry Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Bedford Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orchard Township and Bedford Township: not graded. Keith Township and Berry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian 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 Indian Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Prairie Township?
$54,663 (±$10,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Prairie Township?
37.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Prairie Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Prairie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (11%, 13 mi), Flora (11%, 10 mi), Mount Vernon (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Indian 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 Indian Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian 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.