Most of Prairie Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Employers in Prairie Township report 16 jobs, against 267 working residents. Only 1% work in Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Robinson (32%, 9 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 Prairie Township
Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Prairie Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Prairie Township has about 320 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Prairie Township and Robinson trade workers both ways
Robinson is the top workplace for Prairie Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Prairie Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 267 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Prairie Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Where Prairie Township’s working residents head each day
Where Prairie Township clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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.
44% of the jobs in Prairie Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 16. 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.
The daily trip from Prairie Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 199 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Prairie Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 22% 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.
12% of Prairie Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Robinson Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $56,625 |
| Hutsonville Township | 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Licking Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Melrose Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Robinson Township | 8% | B− | B+ | 13 min | $78,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hutsonville Township: not graded. Licking Township and Melrose 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?
$56,625 (±$28,242) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Township?
1.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairie Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Robinson (32%, 9 mi), Robinson Township (8%, 9 mi), Marshall (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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.