Photo: MattHucke · CC BY-SA 3.0Millstadt Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #262 of 768 in Illinois.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns · #714 of 768 in Illinois.
Household incomes here are higher than in 69% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Millstadt Township; the top destination outside it is Belleville (15%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Millstadt Township, in brief
Millstadt Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Millstadt Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Millstadt Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Millstadt 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 ↓
Millstadt Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Millstadt Township went from 1,097 in 2013 to 1,485 in 2023, +35%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Millstadt Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millstadt Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #262 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millstadt Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Millstadt Township makes things: 47% of its jobs are in goods
1,485 jobs are based in Millstadt Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Millstadt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millstadt Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,097 → 1,485. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millstadt Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,941 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.
Millstadt Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,877 residents head out to work, 371 work right here, and 1,114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Millstadt Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
15% of working residents work in Belleville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Millstadt Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Millstadt Township commutes less than 14 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 Millstadt Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millstadt Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #714 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Millstadt 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 3,340 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). 2.9% of Millstadt Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Millstadt Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Millstadt Township is 851st of 3,351 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Millstadt Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 12 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 849 | Lake of the Woods VA | 7,984 | $109K | 5.5% | 0.8% | 4% | A− |
| 850 | Willington CT | 5,601 | $91K | 13.0% | 1.8% | 8% | A− |
| 851 | Millstadt Township IL | 6,490 | $91K | 7.0% | 3.7% | 11% | A− |
| 852 | Berwick ME | 8,436 | $95K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 6% | A− |
| 853 | Forest Glen MD | 6,840 | $128K | 7.0% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,351 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
10% of Millstadt Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Millstadt (10%). Darker towns draw more of Millstadt Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millstadt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstadt Township | – | A− | C− | 23 min | $91,144 |
| Stookey Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 23 min | $81,894 |
| Smithton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Prairie Du Long Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 37 min | $159,129 |
| Millstadt | 10% | B+ | C | 21 min | $90,901 |
| Sugar Loaf Township | under 2% | B | C | 25 min | $72,985 |
Same-state neighbors only. Smithton Township: not graded. 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 Millstadt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Millstadt Township?
$91,144 (±$18,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millstadt Township?
7.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millstadt 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 Millstadt Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (15%, 8 mi), St. Louis (10%, 17 mi), Millstadt (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millstadt Township walkable?
Millstadt Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millstadt Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millstadt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millstadt 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.