Prairie Du Long Township’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Prairie Du Long Township; the top destination outside it is Belleville (14%, 11 miles). 0.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Illinois 11.8%). For jobs and income Prairie Du Long Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Prairie Du Long Township
Prairie Du Long Township is a place people come home to
There are 124 jobs based in Prairie Du Long Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Prairie Du Long Township has about 1,400 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Prairie Du Long Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 29 minutes). 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Prairie Du Long Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Prairie Du Long Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Prairie Du Long Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,247 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Prairie Du Long Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
How long Prairie Du Long Township spends getting to work: 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 Prairie Du Long Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,322 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 Prairie Du Long Township goes to work
Where Prairie Du Long Township clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
68% of the jobs in Prairie Du Long Township pay over $3,333 a month
124 jobs are based in Prairie Du Long Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Du Long Township, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 124. 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 Prairie Du Long Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Prairie Du Long Township to work
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 Prairie Du Long Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,518 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Prairie Du Long Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Prairie Du Long Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Prairie Du Long Township is 126th among 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Dunkirk MD | 2,166 | $149K | 1.8% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 125 | Eagle WI | 2,115 | $112K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 126 | Prairie Du Long Township IL | 2,549 | $159K | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 127 | Gardner Township KS | 2,550 | $116K | 2.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 128 | Avilla AR | 1,833 | $106K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Prairie Du Long Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Prairie Du Long Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Du Long Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Du Long Township | – | A+ | C− | 37 min | $159,129 |
| Millstadt Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 23 min | $91,144 |
| New Athens Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 29 min | $51,786 |
| Smithton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smithton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie Du Long 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 Prairie Du Long Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Du Long Township?
$159,129 (±$32,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Du Long Township?
0.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairie Du Long Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairie Du Long Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (14%, 11 mi), St. Louis (8%, 24 mi), Freeburg (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Prairie Du Long Township walkable?
Prairie Du Long Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Prairie Du Long Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prairie Du Long Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Du Long 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.