There are 2.4 jobs in McClellan Township for every working resident, and 1,208 people commute in
Employers in McClellan Township report 1,226 jobs, against 520 working residents. For jobs and income McClellan Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C). 1% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in McClellan Township, in a few figures
McClellan Township is where the jobs are
McClellan Township has 1,226 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,900 people are in town, 59% more than the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
41% of McClellan Township works in Mount Vernon
213 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Mount Vernon, 5.4 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in McClellan Township itself. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in McClellan Township is services
95% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; with 520 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
McClellan Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides McClellan Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: McClellan Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, McClellan Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Who leaves McClellan Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 502 residents head out to work and 18 work right here.
About 1,900 people are in McClellan Township on a workday afternoon, 59% more than live here.
2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to McClellan Township
Where McClellan Township clocks in
41% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
In McClellan Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McClellan Township, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 1,226. 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 McClellan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McClellan Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McClellan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 522 commuters (the 1% 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 McClellan Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
In McClellan Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 529 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of McClellan Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of McClellan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
McClellan Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600: 1,607th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,605 | Three Oaks MI | 1,390 | $67K | 9.1% | 5.2% | 7% | B− |
| 1,606 | Albany WI | 1,089 | $73K | 11.8% | 0.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,607 | McClellan Township IL | 1,188 | $77K | 10.3% | 2.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,608 | Mullett Township MI | 1,233 | $83K | 5.2% | 7.3% | 1% | B− |
| 1,609 | Comfort Township MN | 1,264 | $91K | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 McClellan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around McClellan Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McClellan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClellan Township | – | B− | C | 22 min | $76,500 |
| Dodds Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $62,025 |
| Blissville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Elk Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Shiloh Township | 1% | C | C | 14 min | $70,031 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blissville Township and Elk Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shiloh Township. Darker towns draw more of McClellan 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 McClellan Township: questions
What is the median household income in McClellan Township?
$76,500 (±$18,706) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McClellan Township?
10.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McClellan Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McClellan Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (41%, 5 mi), Nashville (3%, 23 mi), Chicago (3%, 257 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McClellan Township walkable?
McClellan Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McClellan Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McClellan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McClellan 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.