Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Stonefort Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). There are 15 jobs in Stonefort Township; 146 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Stonefort Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (23%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Stonefort Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Stonefort Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Stonefort Township goes to work
Where Stonefort Township clocks in
23% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Stonefort Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonefort Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 15. 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 Stonefort Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 50 minutes in Stonefort Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonefort Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 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 Stonefort Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Stonefort Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stonefort Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonefort Township | – | — | — | 50 min | $68,750 |
| Carrier Mills Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,189 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | B | B− | 23 min | $79,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stonefort 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 Stonefort Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stonefort Township?
$68,750 (±$48,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonefort Township?
17.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonefort Township?
50 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonefort Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (23%, 10 mi), Marion (10%, 17 mi), Eldorado (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stonefort Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stonefort Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonefort 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.