Work, pay and getting to work in Mascoutah Township
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). About one in seven stay in Mascoutah Township for work; outside it, Mascoutah is the main destination (13%, 2 miles). Mascoutah Township has 2,962 jobs, and 4,141 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mascoutah Township, in a few figures
Mascoutah Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Mascoutah Township went from 2,144 in 2013 to 2,962 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Mascoutah Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Mascoutah Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mascoutah Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,144 → 2,962. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mascoutah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Mascoutah Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mascoutah Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,230 commuters (the 12% 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 a workday changes Mascoutah Township
On a workday 3,505 residents head out to work, 636 work right here, and 2,326 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Mascoutah Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Out of Mascoutah Township to work: where people go
Where Mascoutah Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mascoutah Township
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 15% of Mascoutah Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mascoutah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascoutah Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $98,125 |
| Shiloh Valley Township | under 2% | A | A− | 19 min | $104,772 |
| Mascoutah | 13% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $97,375 |
| Scott AFB | 2% | A | B+ | 14 min | $103,390 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Engelmann Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Looking Glass Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $92,163 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lebanon Township: not graded. Engelmann Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mascoutah. Darker towns draw more of Mascoutah 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 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 Mascoutah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mascoutah Township?
$98,125 (±$11,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mascoutah Township?
9.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mascoutah Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mascoutah Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mascoutah (13%, 2 mi), Belleville (11%, 12 mi), St. Louis (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mascoutah Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mascoutah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mascoutah 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.