With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Prairieton Township works elsewhere
Employers in Prairieton Township report 50 jobs for 198 working residents. Hardly any work in Prairieton Township itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (17%, 32 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Prairieton Township
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Prairieton Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Prairieton Township commutes to
Where Prairieton Township clocks in
17% of workers
16% 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.
Jobs in Prairieton Township: what the 50 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairieton Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 50. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prairieton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Prairieton Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prairieton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Prairieton Township
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Prairieton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairieton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $90,982 |
| Assumption Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 29 min | $71,908 |
| Moweaqua Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| May Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 23 min | $97,543 |
| Flat Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Assumption Township and Moweaqua Township: not graded. Flat Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairieton 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 2024, 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 Prairieton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairieton Township?
$90,982 (±$50,314) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairieton Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairieton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairieton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (17%, 32 mi), Taylorville (16%, 13 mi), Decatur (15%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Prairieton 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 Prairieton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairieton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.