North Litchfield Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
For jobs and income North Litchfield Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (A−). About one in four work in North Litchfield Township itself; outside it, Litchfield draws the most (28%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Litchfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from North Litchfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
North Litchfield Township and Litchfield trade workers both ways
Litchfield is the top workplace for North Litchfield Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in North Litchfield Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
North Litchfield Township is where the jobs are
North Litchfield Township has 2,836 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Litchfield Township
54% of North Litchfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 34% of the jobs based in North Litchfield Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 77% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in North Litchfield Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in North Litchfield Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Litchfield Township
Unemployment holds North Litchfield Township’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Litchfield Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily trip from North Litchfield Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Litchfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,258 commuters (the 9% 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 North Litchfield Township’s workforce comes from
Where North Litchfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of North Litchfield Township
On a workday 1,379 residents head out to work, 414 work right here, and 2,422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in North Litchfield Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in North Litchfield Township
2,836 jobs are based in North Litchfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Litchfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,581 → 2,836. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Litchfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from North Litchfield Township to work
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Good to walk, short on transit: North Litchfield Township
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 7.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,477 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). 7.2% of North Litchfield Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Litchfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Litchfield Township ranks: 2,289th of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,287 | Mount Carmel TN | 5,540 | $69K | 7.0% | 7.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,288 | Mead Township OH | 5,245 | $55K | 10.2% | 1.7% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,289 | North Litchfield Township IL | 4,824 | $73K | 10.8% | 3.8% | 23% | C+ |
| 2,290 | Mount Sterling Township IL | 4,448 | $65K | 10.5% | 2.6% | 39% | C+ |
| 2,291 | Monroe Township IN | 5,408 | $74K | 10.6% | 4.6% | 23% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 North Litchfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
30% of North Litchfield Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Litchfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Litchfield Township | – | C+ | A− | 18 min | $72,857 |
| South Litchfield Township | 2% | D | B | 19 min | $37,279 |
| Butler Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Litchfield | 28% | D | A− | 19 min | $53,958 |
| Zanesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Honey Point Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Grove Township, Zanesville Township and Honey Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Litchfield. Darker towns draw more of North Litchfield 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 2024, 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 Litchfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Litchfield Township?
$72,857 (±$10,820) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Litchfield Township?
10.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Litchfield Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Litchfield Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Litchfield (28%, 4 mi), Hillsboro (7%, 10 mi), Springfield (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Litchfield Township walkable?
North Litchfield Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Litchfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Litchfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Litchfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.