Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Prairie Township
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Hardly any stay in Prairie Township for work; outside it, Fort Madison is the main destination (13%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Prairie Township
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
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 places Prairie Township commutes to
Where Prairie Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 31% of Prairie Township’s jobs are in goods
135 jobs are based in Prairie Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 135. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Prairie Township spends getting to work: 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 Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Prairie Township commutes
About 32% 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.
The towns around Prairie Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $43,917 |
| Montebello Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 24 min | $59,966 |
| Carthage Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $79,628 |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pilot Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bear Creek Township, Rock Creek Township and Pilot Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Township?
$43,917 (±$9,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Township?
17.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairie Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Madison (13%, 16 mi), Carthage (8%, 4 mi), Nauvoo (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prairie 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie 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.