Mayfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Mayfield Township report 171 jobs; 435 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Mayfield Township for work; outside it, Sycamore is the main destination (19%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mayfield Township at work: what stands out
Where Mayfield Township goes to work
Where Mayfield Township clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
Mayfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 429 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 165 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Mayfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The kinds of work in Mayfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 171. 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 Mayfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mayfield Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 414 commuters (the 13% 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 in the region Mayfield Township works
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.
Next door is work for 22% of Mayfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $113,375 |
| Sycamore Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $87,400 |
| South Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Sycamore | 19% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $84,120 |
| DeKalb Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. DeKalb Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sycamore. Darker towns draw more of Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mayfield Township?
$113,375 (±$48,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayfield Township?
4.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayfield Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sycamore (19%, 5 mi), DeKalb (12%, 7 mi), Chicago (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mayfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mayfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayfield 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.