With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sefton Township works elsewhere
Sefton Township has 8 jobs for 213 working residents. Hardly any work in Sefton Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (13%, 24 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Sefton Township in brief
Sefton Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Sefton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sefton Township has about 350 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sefton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sefton Township is Effingham, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (28) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 213 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Sefton Township
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Sefton Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sefton Township
About 36% 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.
Commuting out of Sefton Township: the destinations
Where Sefton Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Sefton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sefton Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 8. 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 Sefton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Sefton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sefton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 commuters (the 0% 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Sefton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sefton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $62,500 |
| Sharon Township | under 2% | B | C | 27 min | $106,727 |
| Carson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Vandalia | 13% | D | A− | 19 min | $45,469 |
| Ramsey Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 31 min | $55,357 |
| Loudon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Avena Township | under 2% | D | B− | 21 min | $51,023 |
| Vandalia Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Otego Township | under 2% | D | D | 24 min | $54,286 |
Same-state neighbors only. Carson Township and Loudon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Vandalia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vandalia. Darker towns draw more of Sefton 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 Sefton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sefton Township?
$62,500 (±$33,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sefton Township?
1.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sefton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sefton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (13%, 24 mi), Vandalia (13%, 8 mi), St. Elmo (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sefton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sefton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sefton 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.