Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Unemployment in Hamel Township (0.3%) is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: better than 96% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #44 of 768 in Illinois.
Walkability D: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns · #756 of 768 in Illinois.
Household incomes here are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Hamel Township; the top destination outside it is Edwardsville (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Hamel Township, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Hamel Township
66% of Hamel Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Hamel Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Hamel Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hamel Township went from 306 in 2013 to 416 in 2023, +36%. The jobs ↓
Hamel Township empties out on a workday
About 1,900 people are in Hamel Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 2,800 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 370 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Hamel Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamel Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #44 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamel Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Hamel Township makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
416 jobs are based in Hamel Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamel Township, 2013 → 2023: 306 → 416. 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 2023.
Hamel Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,205 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 369 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Hamel Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Edwardsville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hamel Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamel Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,232 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Hamel Township commutes less than 19 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Hamel Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamel Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #756 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Hamel 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 1,447 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.7% of Hamel Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hamel Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hamel Township is 153rd of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hamel Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Bellport NY | 2,220 | $146K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 152 | North Wales PA | 3,422 | $128K | 5.0% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 153 | Hamel Township IL | 2,774 | $125K | 3.7% | 0.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 154 | Wrightstown Township PA | 3,278 | $189K | 5.8% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 155 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Hamel Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Hamel Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamel Township | – | A+ | D | 27 min | $124,643 |
| Omphghent Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 28 min | $83,984 |
| Fort Russell Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $73,179 |
| Pin Oak Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 28 min | $168,822 |
| Alhambra Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $94,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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 Hamel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamel Township?
$124,643 (±$15,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamel Township?
3.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamel Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamel Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edwardsville (13%, 9 mi), St. Louis (8%, 26 mi), Granite City (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamel Township walkable?
Hamel Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamel Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamel Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.