Santa Anna Township has higher unemployment (8.1%) than 88% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Santa Anna Township itself; outside it, Farmer City draws the most (15%, 1 miles). Jobs and income earn Santa Anna Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Santa Anna Township
The four measures behind Santa Anna Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Santa Anna Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Santa Anna Township’s grade up (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Santa Anna Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Out of Santa Anna Township to work: where people go
Where Santa Anna Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Santa Anna Township
On a workday 696 residents head out to work, 163 work right here, and 459 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Santa Anna Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 2024, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 32% of Santa Anna Township’s jobs are in goods
622 jobs are based in Santa Anna Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Santa Anna Township, 2014 → 2024: 766 → 622. 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 Santa Anna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Santa Anna Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Santa Anna Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 932 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Santa Anna Township
About 29% 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.
Most trips from Santa Anna Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Santa Anna Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Santa Anna 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 1,041 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). 1.3% of Santa Anna Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Santa Anna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Santa Anna Township is 2,860th among 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,858 | Trumansburg NY | 1,755 | $69K | 9.3% | 5.1% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,859 | South Congaree SC | 2,424 | $60K | 14.6% | 5.6% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,860 | Santa Anna Township IL | 2,249 | $73K | 8.6% | 8.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,861 | Ovid Township MI | 2,208 | $106K | 22.6% | 6.4% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,862 | Washington Township PA | 1,779 | $75K | 11.1% | 4.1% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Santa Anna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Santa Anna Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Santa Anna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Township | – | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $72,917 |
| Blue Ridge Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $86,705 |
| De Witt Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| West Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rutledge Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Goose Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township, West Township, Rutledge Township and Goose Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Santa Anna 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 Santa Anna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Santa Anna Township?
$72,917 (±$18,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Santa Anna Township?
8.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Santa Anna Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Santa Anna Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmer City (15%, 1 mi), Champaign (15%, 21 mi), Urbana (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Santa Anna Township walkable?
Santa Anna Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Santa Anna Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Santa Anna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Santa Anna 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.