Most of Prairie Green Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
53% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Employers in Prairie Green Township report 12 jobs; 81 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Prairie Green Township; the top destination outside it is Watseka (11%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Prairie Green Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in Prairie Green Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 towns that employ Prairie Green Township’s residents
Where Prairie Green Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 83% of jobs based in Prairie Green Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prairie Green Township
of Prairie Green Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 53% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Prairie Green Township
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.
Next door to Prairie Green Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Green Township | – | — | — | — | $150,714 |
| Stockland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lovejoy Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | D | A | 19 min | $60,611 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stockland Township and Lovejoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Green Township?
$150,714 (±$55,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Green Township?
9.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairie Green Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (11%, 18 mi), Hoopeston (10%, 6 mi), Milford (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prairie Green 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 Prairie Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Green 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.