With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mississippi Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Mississippi Township are A− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Mississippi Township has 98 jobs; 757 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mississippi Township for work; outside it, Jerseyville is the main destination (11%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Mississippi Township
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Mississippi Township
On income, poverty and job access, Mississippi Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (6.9%) is left out: Mississippi Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Mississippi Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mississippi Township
On a workday 752 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Mississippi Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 places Mississippi Township commutes to
Where Mississippi Township clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Mississippi Township: what the 98 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mississippi Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 98. 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 Mississippi Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Mississippi Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mississippi Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 814 commuters (the 12% 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 Mississippi Township
About 19% 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.
Getting around Mississippi Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mississippi Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mississippi 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 930 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). 0.0% of Mississippi Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mississippi Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mississippi Township ranks: 653rd of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 651 | Surf City NJ | 1,305 | $119K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4% | A− |
| 652 | Deer Creek Township IL | 1,392 | $108K | 6.5% | 0.8% | 6% | A− |
| 653 | Mississippi Township IL | 1,699 | $85K | 2.3% | 6.9% | 1% | A− |
| 654 | Avalon NJ | 1,205 | $139K | 4.8% | 3.9% | 18% | A− |
| 655 | Cartwright Township IL | 1,490 | $101K | 2.5% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Mississippi Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Mississippi Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elsah Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mississippi Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Township | – | A− | D− | 24 min | $84,618 |
| Piasa Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 32 min | $90,347 |
| Elsah Township | 4% | B− | B− | 25 min | $74,375 |
| Jersey Township | 3% | B | B− | 26 min | $74,044 |
| Otter Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otter Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mississippi 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 Mississippi Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mississippi Township?
$84,618 (±$48,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mississippi Township?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mississippi Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mississippi Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jerseyville (11%, 5 mi), Alton (8%, 13 mi), Elsah Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mississippi Township walkable?
Mississippi Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mississippi 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 Mississippi Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mississippi 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.