Photo: MattHucke · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Millstadt are higher than in 69% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Millstadt; the top destination outside it is Belleville (15%, 7 miles). Below the poverty line: 7.4% of residents; Illinois has 11.8%. The two grades for Millstadt are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Millstadt
Millstadt makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Millstadt are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Millstadt residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Millstadt are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 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.
Why Millstadt gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millstadt is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #300 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Millstadt’s grade up (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millstadt could be anywhere from C to A+.
Millstadt makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
1,281 jobs are based in Millstadt.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millstadt, 2013 → 2023: 962 → 1,281. 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 Millstadt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Millstadt takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millstadt workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,802 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.
In and out of Millstadt on a workday
On a workday 1,819 residents head out to work, 193 work right here, and 1,088 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Millstadt on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
The places Millstadt commutes to
Where Millstadt clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
2% 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.
The commute from Millstadt, by distance
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 Millstadt, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millstadt is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #673 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Millstadt 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 2,054 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). 3.6% of Millstadt households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Millstadt’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,084 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300, Millstadt comes 1,077th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,075 | Lower Frederick Township PA | 4,917 | $116K | 10.8% | 4.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,076 | Lake Wilderness VA | 3,139 | $121K | 1.5% | 4.4% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,077 | Millstadt IL | 3,950 | $91K | 7.4% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,078 | Florida NY | 2,852 | $123K | 6.8% | 4.6% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,079 | Zelienople PA | 3,752 | $68K | 6.3% | 2.5% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Millstadt, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Millstadt compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Millstadt Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millstadt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstadt | – | B+ | C | 21 min | $90,901 |
| Millstadt Township | 2% | A− | C− | 23 min | $91,144 |
| Stookey Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 23 min | $81,894 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millstadt’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 Millstadt: questions
What is the median household income in Millstadt?
$90,901 (±$24,564) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millstadt?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millstadt?
21 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 work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (15%, 7 mi), St. Louis (9%, 15 mi), Columbia (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millstadt walkable?
Millstadt is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millstadt without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millstadt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millstadt
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.