Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Shiloh Valley Township (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 8.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago. Shiloh Valley Township grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Shiloh Valley Township apart on work
The four measures behind Shiloh Valley Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shiloh Valley Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #60 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Shiloh Valley Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shiloh Valley Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Commuting from Shiloh Valley Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shiloh Valley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,025 commuters (the 11% 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 daily commute in and out of Shiloh Valley Township
On a workday 4,140 residents head out to work, 201 work right here, and 2,816 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Shiloh Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
11% of working residents work in Belleville
Where Shiloh Valley Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
3,017 jobs are based in Shiloh Valley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shiloh Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,470 → 3,017. 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 Shiloh Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Shiloh Valley Township’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Shiloh Valley Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shiloh Valley Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #287 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Shiloh Valley 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 6,745 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 26% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Shiloh Valley Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Shiloh Valley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Shiloh Valley Township next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000: 210th of 2,354 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Riverside Township IL | 16,083 | $122K | 4.5% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Richmond Heights MO | 9,093 | $94K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 209 | Oak Grove MN | 9,476 | $118K | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| 210 | Shiloh Valley Township IL | 12,737 | $105K | 4.8% | 1.5% | 5% | A |
| 211 | Kingston MA | 14,548 | $120K | 3.1% | 2.2% | 11% | A |
| 212 | East Greenwich RI | 14,790 | $177K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Shiloh Valley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
22% of Shiloh Valley Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Belleville (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shiloh Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh Valley Township | – | A | A− | 19 min | $104,772 |
| Mascoutah Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Mascoutah | under 3% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $97,375 |
| Belleville | 11% | C+ | A | 25 min | $63,535 |
| O'Fallon Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 26 min | $100,136 |
| Freeburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| St. Clair Township | under 3% | B | A− | 23 min | $80,309 |
| O'Fallon | 7% | A | A− | 25 min | $105,982 |
| Freeburg | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 23 min | $92,065 |
| Shiloh | 4% | A | B+ | 25 min | $99,573 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mascoutah Township and Freeburg Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shiloh Valley 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 Shiloh Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shiloh Valley Township?
$104,772 (±$12,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shiloh Valley Township?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shiloh Valley Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shiloh Valley Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (11%, 6 mi), St. Louis (11%, 21 mi), O'Fallon (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shiloh Valley Township walkable?
Shiloh Valley Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shiloh Valley Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shiloh Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shiloh Valley 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.