Marine Chapter House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMarine Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Marine Township report 170 jobs for 1,023 working residents. Jobs and income earn Marine Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Marine Township
A lot of Marine Township workers cross into Missouri
23% of Marine Township workers work outside Illinois, most of them in Missouri, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Marine Township is a place people come home to
There are 170 jobs based in Marine Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marine Township has about 1,400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marine Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Marine Township is St. Louis, MO, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (120) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Marine Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marine Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marine Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
12% of working residents work in St. Louis
Where Marine Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
Marine Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,016 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Marine Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Marine Township
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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Marine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marine Township, 2014 → 2024: 184 → 170. 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 Marine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Marine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 977 commuters (the 5% 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.
Few in Marine Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marine Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Marine 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 1,030 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 under 0.1 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). 0.0% of Marine Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Marine Township ranks: 409th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Jefferson WI | 2,060 | $100K | 2.7% | 0.6% | 2% | A |
| 408 | Channel Islands Beach CA | 2,726 | $107K | 4.8% | 2.7% | 3% | A |
| 409 | Marine Township IL | 2,282 | $98K | 2.9% | 3.2% | 1% | A |
| 410 | Kasota Township MN | 1,621 | $120K | 2.3% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| 411 | Penn Township PA | 2,307 | $97K | 4.2% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Marine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Marine Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $98,194 |
| Saline Township | under 3% | A | B | 25 min | $105,903 |
| St. Jacob Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $120,975 |
| Alhambra Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $94,271 |
| Pin Oak Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 28 min | $168,822 |
| Helvetia Township | under 3% | A− | C | 30 min | $84,590 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marine 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 Marine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marine Township?
$98,194 (±$14,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marine Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marine Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marine Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (12%, 28 mi), Edwardsville (11%, 12 mi), Highland (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Marine Township walkable?
Marine Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marine 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.