Fisher-Chapman Farmstead · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Jersey Township (1.2%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Jersey Township grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in four work in Jersey Township itself; outside it, Jerseyville draws the most (22%, 2 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jersey Township, in a few figures
Jersey Township trades workers with the towns around it
Jersey Township has about as many jobs (3,473) as working residents (4,107), but they are mostly different people: 3,030 residents leave for work each day while 2,396 people come in. Only 31% of the jobs in Jersey Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Jersey Township and Jerseyville trade workers both ways
Jerseyville is the top workplace for Jersey Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Jersey Township come from (26% 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Jersey Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jersey Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #402 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Jersey Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jersey Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Jersey Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,030 residents head out to work, 1,077 work right here, and 2,396 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 (0.85 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.
Where the trip to work from Jersey Township ends
Where Jersey Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
What the 3,473 jobs in Jersey Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jersey Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,458 → 3,473. 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 Jersey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Jersey Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jersey Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,842 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.
Miles to work from Jersey Township
About 18% 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.
Few in Jersey Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jersey Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #540 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Jersey 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 4,455 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). 5.7% of Jersey Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jersey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jersey Township is 1,396th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,394 | Grand Ledge MI | 7,853 | $69K | 6.2% | 4.6% | 8% | B |
| 1,395 | Stafford CT | 11,721 | $93K | 7.4% | 5.8% | 16% | B |
| 1,396 | Jersey Township IL | 10,005 | $74K | 11.1% | 1.2% | 26% | B |
| 1,397 | Williamstown MA | 9,186 | $107K | 11.2% | 2.1% | 40% | B |
| 1,398 | Canton Township OH | 12,452 | $62K | 9.2% | 3.2% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Jersey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Jersey Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jersey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Township | – | B | B− | 26 min | $74,044 |
| English Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kane Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mississippi Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 24 min | $84,618 |
| Rockbridge Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $76,731 |
Same-state neighbors only. English Township and Kane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jersey 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 Jersey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jersey Township?
$74,044 (±$13,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jersey Township?
11.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jersey 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 Jersey Township work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (22%, 2 mi), Alton (8%, 19 mi), St. Louis (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jersey Township walkable?
Jersey Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jersey Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jersey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jersey 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.