Seminary Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Employers in Seminary Township report 21 jobs, against 206 working residents. Hardly any work in Seminary Township itself; outside it, Vandalia draws the most (19%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Seminary Township apart on work
Seminary Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Seminary Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Seminary Township has about 290 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
Commutes from Seminary 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 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Seminary Township
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Seminary Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The distance from Seminary Township to work
About 30% 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.
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 Seminary Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 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.
Where the trip to work from Seminary Township ends
Where Seminary Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 90% of the jobs in Seminary Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seminary Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 21. 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 Seminary Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Seminary Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seminary Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminary Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $39,617 |
| Pope Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kaskaskia Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Bear Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Pleasant Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pope Township, Kaskaskia Township, Bear Grove Township and Pleasant Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seminary 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 Seminary Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seminary Township?
$39,617 (±$14,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seminary Township?
7.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seminary Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seminary Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (19%, 9 mi), Effingham (7%, 39 mi), Springfield (5%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seminary Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seminary Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seminary 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.