Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in McLeansboro Township (0.9%) is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
1% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois. For jobs and income McLeansboro Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (B+). Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in McLeansboro Township: the figures worth knowing
McLeansboro Township and McLeansboro trade workers both ways
McLeansboro is the top workplace for McLeansboro Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in McLeansboro Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few McLeansboro Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in McLeansboro Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in McLeansboro Township fell from 1,623 in 2014 to 1,196 in 2024, −26%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
McLeansboro Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds McLeansboro Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($52,809, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McLeansboro Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
25% of working residents work in McLeansboro
Where McLeansboro Township clocks in
25% 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.
McLeansboro Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McLeansboro Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,623 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.
The 1,196 jobs based in McLeansboro Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McLeansboro Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,623 → 1,196. 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 McLeansboro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in McLeansboro Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,093 residents head out to work, 400 work right here, and 796 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 (0.80 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.
The commute from McLeansboro Township, by distance
About 23% 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 McLeansboro Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,632 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). 8.3% of McLeansboro Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of McLeansboro Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
McLeansboro Township places 3,094th of 4,474 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,092 | Momence IL | 3,158 | $58K | 10.1% | 6.1% | 13% | C |
| 3,093 | Edinburgh IN | 4,575 | $61K | 11.3% | 8.4% | 15% | C |
| 3,094 | McLeansboro Township IL | 3,611 | $53K | 17.1% | 0.9% | 27% | C |
| 3,095 | Smithfield Township PA | 3,981 | $51K | 7.7% | 1.7% | 7% | C |
| 3,096 | Las Lomas CA | 3,355 | $87K | 19.4% | 9.5% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 McLeansboro Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
McLeansboro Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McLeansboro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeansboro Township | – | C | B+ | 25 min | $52,809 |
| Knight Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Crook Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Twigg Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| South Crouch Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knight Prairie Township, Crook Township, Twigg Township and South Crouch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McLeansboro 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 McLeansboro Township: questions
What is the median household income in McLeansboro Township?
$52,809 (±$4,380) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McLeansboro Township?
17.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McLeansboro Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McLeansboro Township work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McLeansboro (25%, 1 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 26 mi), Dodds Township (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is McLeansboro Township walkable?
McLeansboro Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McLeansboro Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McLeansboro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McLeansboro 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.