Centreville Township’s household incomes are lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Centreville Township grades C− for jobs and income and A for walkability. The poverty rate is 32.6% (Illinois 11.8%). For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Centreville Township in brief
Centreville Township trades workers with the towns around it
Centreville Township has about as many jobs (7,797) as working residents (7,246), but they are mostly different people: 6,453 residents leave for work each day while 7,004 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Centreville Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Centreville Township works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Centreville Township: St. Louis (14%), Cahokia Heights (7%) and Belleville (7%). Next door ↓
The jobs in Centreville Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
70% of the jobs based in Centreville Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 47% of the jobs Centreville Township residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Centreville Township. The jobs ↓
Centreville Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,797 jobs in Centreville Township are filled from a wide area. Centreville Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 63% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Centreville Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Centreville Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Centreville Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #716 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Centreville Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($34,675, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Centreville Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
Who commutes out of Centreville Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,453 residents head out to work, 793 work right here, and 7,004 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
70% of the jobs in Centreville Township pay over $3,333 a month
7,797 jobs are based in Centreville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centreville Township, 2014 → 2024: 7,369 → 7,797. 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 Centreville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
14% of working residents work in St. Louis
Where Centreville Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
From Centreville Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centreville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,373 commuters (the 9% 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 far Centreville Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
In Centreville Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Centreville Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #142 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Centreville Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,027 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 17.2% of Centreville Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Centreville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000, and where Centreville Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 8 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 11 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 1,877 | Bessemer AL | 24,984 | $40K | 27.9% | 8.6% | 17% | C− |
| 1,878 | Sault Ste. Marie MI | 13,083 | $55K | 17.8% | 4.9% | 60% | C− |
| 1,879 | Centreville Township IL | 19,067 | $35K | 32.6% | 9.8% | 11% | C− |
| 1,880 | Chowchilla CA | 18,730 | $67K | 19.6% | 10.6% | 21% | C− |
| 1,881 | Rock Island Township IL | 15,632 | $41K | 32.9% | 7.4% | 13% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Centreville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
36% of Centreville Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to St. Louis (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centreville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville Township | – | C− | A | 26 min | $34,675 |
| East St. Louis | 4% | C− | A | 23 min | $35,700 |
| East St. Louis Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cahokia Heights | 7% | C− | A | 26 min | $33,792 |
| Stookey Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 23 min | $81,894 |
| Belleville | 7% | C+ | A | 25 min | $63,535 |
| Sugar Loaf Township | under 3% | B | C | 25 min | $72,985 |
| Sauget | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East St. Louis Township: not graded. Sauget: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centreville 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 Centreville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Centreville Township?
$34,675 (±$5,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centreville Township?
32.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centreville Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centreville Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (14%, 7 mi), Belleville (7%, 9 mi), Cahokia Heights (7%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Centreville Township walkable?
Centreville Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centreville Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centreville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centreville 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.