Phenix Township has higher household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Phenix Township A; getting around on foot earns it D−. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Illinois 11.8%). Only 1% work in Phenix Township; the top destination outside it is Geneseo (17%, 6 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 Phenix Township
Phenix Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Phenix Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Phenix Township has about 960 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Phenix Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 758 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Phenix Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Phenix Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Phenix Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: Phenix 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, Phenix Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
How many people are in Phenix Township by day
On a workday 750 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Phenix Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 21 minutes to work from Phenix Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Phenix Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 777 commuters (the 18% 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.
The towns that employ Phenix Township’s residents
Where Phenix Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Phenix Township
71 jobs are based in Phenix Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Phenix Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 71. 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 Phenix Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Phenix Township works
About 21% 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.
In Phenix Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Phenix Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Phenix 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 950 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 Phenix Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Phenix Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Phenix Township is 347th of 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 345 | Oregon Township IN | 1,881 | $91K | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 346 | Albion WI | 2,007 | $108K | 5.2% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 347 | Phenix Township IL | 1,650 | $136K | 2.7% | 4.7% | 1% | A |
| 348 | Presquille LA | 2,062 | $112K | 1.1% | 14.9% | 1% | A |
| 349 | Hartland CT | 1,928 | $113K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | 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 Phenix Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Phenix Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Phenix Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix Township | – | A | D− | 21 min | $135,652 |
| Canoe Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Loraine Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Geneseo Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Portland Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hanna Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $110,776 |
Same-state neighbors only. Canoe Creek Township, Loraine Township and Portland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Geneseo Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Phenix 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 Phenix Township: questions
What is the median household income in Phenix Township?
$135,652 (±$17,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Phenix Township?
2.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Phenix Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Phenix Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneseo (17%, 6 mi), Davenport (11%, 24 mi), Moline (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Phenix Township walkable?
Phenix Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Phenix 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 Phenix Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Phenix 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.