Most of Jarvis Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Jarvis Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C). Employers in Jarvis Township report 3,096 jobs for 7,492 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Jarvis Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jarvis Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
A workday in Jarvis Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,836 residents head out to work, 656 work right here, and 2,440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Jarvis Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in St. Louis
Where Jarvis Township clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Jarvis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jarvis Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,878 → 3,096. 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 Jarvis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Jarvis Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jarvis Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,795 commuters (the 14% 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 commute from Jarvis Township, by distance
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.
For most of Jarvis Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,940 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.1% of Jarvis Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Jarvis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jarvis Township ranks: 174th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 17 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 22 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Five Forks SC | 18,656 | $142K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 173 | Idylwood VA | 17,559 | $120K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 174 | Jarvis Township IL | 16,209 | $118K | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 175 | Buckingham Township PA | 20,757 | $190K | 3.5% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 176 | Oak Hills OR | 11,131 | $127K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Jarvis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Jarvis Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Troy (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jarvis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Township | – | A+ | C | 26 min | $118,443 |
| Collinsville Township | under 3% | B | B− | 26 min | $77,785 |
| O'Fallon Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 26 min | $100,136 |
| St. Jacob Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $120,975 |
| Pin Oak Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 28 min | $168,822 |
| Troy | 8% | A | C | 26 min | $112,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jarvis 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 Jarvis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jarvis Township?
$118,443 (±$9,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jarvis Township?
2.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jarvis Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jarvis Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (10%, 21 mi), Troy (8%, 2 mi), Edwardsville (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jarvis Township walkable?
Jarvis Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jarvis Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jarvis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jarvis 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.