GarfieldIL
A town of 1,511.
96% of working residents leave Garfield for work
Where Garfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Garfield’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garfield. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Garfield
Most working residents leave Garfield for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Morris (6%) and Joliet (6%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Garfield has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns
Garfield beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Garfield | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 16.1% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.3% |
Garfield’s public schools outperform 54% of Illinois districts
The public schools Garfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Elem School | PK–8 | 146 | B |
| Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S | 9–12 | 154 | B+ |
About Garfield
Township in Illinois, United States
Garfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,454 and it contained 659 housing units.
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- Population
- 1,454
- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 594 ft
Garfield’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Garfield.