North Fork Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 4% stay in North Fork Township for work; outside it, Equality Township is the main destination (8%, 6 miles). 78 jobs are based in North Fork Township for 160 working residents. Home is the office for 2% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of North Fork Township
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in North Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where North Fork Township goes to work
Where North Fork Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
North Fork Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 78. 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 North Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from North Fork Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Fork Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 commuters (the 1% 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.
How far North Fork Township goes to work
About 35% 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.
Around North Fork Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $68,906 |
| Equality Township | 8% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| East Eldorado Township | under 3% | D | B− | 23 min | $51,125 |
| Ridgway Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Omaha Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cottage Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Equality Township, Ridgway Township, Omaha Township and Cottage Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Equality Township. Darker towns draw more of North Fork 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 North Fork Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Fork Township?
$68,906 (±$13,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Fork Township?
2.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Fork Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Fork Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Equality Township (8%, 6 mi), Evansville (8%, 44 mi), Ridgway (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Fork Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Fork 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.