Hardly anyone in Sharon Township is out of work
Measured by household income, Sharon Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Sharon Township B; getting around on foot earns it C. 2% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sharon Township: the figures worth knowing
Sharon Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Sharon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sharon Township has about 1,900 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sharon Township and Vandalia trade workers both ways
Vandalia is the top workplace for Sharon Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Sharon Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% 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 909 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sharon Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sharon Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #387 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment holds Sharon Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sharon Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How many people are in Sharon Township by day
On a workday 909 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Sharon Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.03 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.
25% of working residents work in Vandalia
Where Sharon Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 Sharon Township, by distance
About 42% 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.
Sharon Township works in goods: 30% of its jobs
30 jobs are based in Sharon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 30. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sharon Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,256 commuters (the 2% 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.
For most of Sharon Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sharon Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #685 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,283 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). 4.7% of Sharon Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sharon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sharon Township places 1,506th of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,504 | Mayflower AR | 2,372 | $76K | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6% | B |
| 1,505 | Ravenel SC | 2,728 | $83K | 19.0% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,506 | Sharon Township IL | 2,814 | $107K | 15.1% | 0.0% | 0% | B |
| 1,507 | Midland Township MI | 2,201 | $92K | 4.4% | 5.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,508 | Antrim NH | 2,757 | $87K | 7.6% | 1.9% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Sharon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
25% of Sharon Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | B | C | 27 min | $106,727 |
| Sefton Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vandalia | 25% | D | A− | 19 min | $45,469 |
| Shafter Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ramsey Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 31 min | $55,357 |
| Vandalia Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sefton Township and Shafter 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 Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$106,727 (±$19,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
15.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (25%, 5 mi), Effingham (5%, 30 mi), Springfield (4%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sharon Township walkable?
Sharon Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sharon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.