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A town of 234. A regional job hub with 898 jobs.

Population
234
residents
Median home value
$248K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
41.6
years
Jobs based here
898
A job hub

What makes Goodfarm stand out

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Small town

234 people, and everyone knows the way

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64°
Light Rain
H 70° · L 67°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Goodfarm

Most working residents leave Goodfarm for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (15%), Chicago (8%) and Joliet (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Goodfarm1%
Morris15%
Chicago8%
Joliet7%
Mazon4%
27 mi
median commute distance
898
jobs based in Goodfarm
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
9
paid flood claims since 1980
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Goodfarm 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.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Goodfarm is

Goodfarm beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outGoodfarmIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.2%10.3%
More adults with COPD8.5%6.3%
More smokers15.7%12.1%
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
15.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Goodfarm is conserved land

1.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,744 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 897 people come to Goodfarm for work

Where Goodfarm’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Morris Morris 15% 8% → Chicago Chicago 8% 7% → Joliet Joliet 7% 4% → Mazon Mazon 4% 4% → Coal City Coal City 4% 3% → Channahon Channahon 3% Goodfarm · 1% stay
898jobs based in Goodfarm
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Goodfarm

Township in Illinois, United States

Goodfarm Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 353 and it contained 138 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
353
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
610 ft

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