Most of Sandoval Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Sandoval Township D; getting around on foot earns it C−. There are 310 jobs in Sandoval Township; 818 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sandoval Township, in brief
Sandoval Township and Centralia trade workers both ways
Centralia is the top workplace for Sandoval Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Sandoval Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Sandoval Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 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; with 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Sandoval Township
On income, poverty and job access, Sandoval Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Sandoval Township’s grade up (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (20.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (5.2%) is left out: Sandoval 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, Sandoval Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
18% of working residents work in Centralia
Where Sandoval Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandoval Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 658 commuters (the 7% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Sandoval Township
On a workday 772 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 264 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Sandoval Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Sandoval Township, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandoval Township, 2013 → 2023: 279 → 310. 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 Sandoval Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Sandoval Township commutes
About 28% 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.
Most trips from Sandoval Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sandoval Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sandoval 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 711 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). 8.8% of Sandoval Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sandoval Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Sandoval Township comes 4,545th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 32 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 4,543 | Icard NC | 2,153 | $45K | 18.4% | 13.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,544 | L'Anse MI | 1,922 | $52K | 10.8% | 8.1% | 18% | D |
| 4,545 | Sandoval Township IL | 2,140 | $55K | 20.2% | 5.2% | 6% | D |
| 4,546 | Franklin ME | 1,666 | $65K | 15.7% | 7.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,547 | North Township OH | 1,549 | $61K | 18.0% | 1.2% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Sandoval Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Sandoval Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Centralia Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandoval Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval Township | – | D | C− | 22 min | $55,103 |
| Odin Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,946 |
| Centralia Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Meridian Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Carrigan Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Brookside Township | under 2% | D− | B | 17 min | $44,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Centralia Township: not graded. Meridian Township and Carrigan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandoval 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 Sandoval Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandoval Township?
$55,103 (±$9,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandoval Township?
20.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandoval Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandoval Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Centralia (18%, 6 mi), Salem (13%, 8 mi), Mount Vernon (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sandoval Township walkable?
Sandoval Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sandoval Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandoval Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandoval 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.