At 1.7%, unemployment in Shiloh is lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Shiloh for work; outside it, Belleville is the main destination (13%, 5 miles). The two grades for Shiloh are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Shiloh is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Shiloh in brief
A lot of Shiloh workers cross into Missouri
21% of Shiloh workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Louis (12%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Shiloh
59% of Shiloh residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Shiloh pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Shiloh has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Shiloh went from 2,352 in 2013 to 3,330 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Shiloh are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Shiloh’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Shiloh’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shiloh is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #110 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%). 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 could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where the trip to work from Shiloh ends
Where Shiloh clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
What the 3,330 jobs in Shiloh are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shiloh, 2013 → 2023: 2,352 → 3,330. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Shiloh, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,644 residents head out to work, 242 work right here, and 3,088 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Shiloh on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
Commuting from Shiloh: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shiloh workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,895 commuters (the 14% 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.
Miles to work from Shiloh
About 16% 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.
In Shiloh, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shiloh is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #337 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Shiloh 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 8,020 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 27% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 5.7% of Shiloh households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Shiloh’s commuters take a bus or train.
Shiloh next to U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000: 376th of 2,362 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 374 | Jupiter Farms FL | 12,945 | $138K | 2.8% | 3.3% | 5% | A |
| 375 | Mount Vernon VA | 13,122 | $164K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| 376 | Shiloh IL | 14,604 | $100K | 6.8% | 1.7% | 4% | A |
| 377 | Lake Norman of Iredell NC | 12,494 | $174K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 378 | East Bethel MN | 12,605 | $110K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
24% of Shiloh works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shiloh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | – | A | B+ | 25 min | $99,573 |
| O'Fallon | 8% | A | A− | 25 min | $105,982 |
| Scott AFB | under 2% | A | B+ | 14 min | $103,390 |
| Swansea | 3% | B+ | B | 24 min | $91,587 |
| St. Clair Township | under 2% | B | A− | 23 min | $80,309 |
| Belleville | 13% | C+ | A | 25 min | $63,535 |
| Shiloh Valley Township | under 2% | A | A− | 19 min | $104,772 |
| Caseyville Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $87,204 |
| O'Fallon Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 26 min | $100,136 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belleville. Darker towns draw more of Shiloh’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: questions
What is the median household income in Shiloh?
$99,573 (±$14,030) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shiloh?
6.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shiloh?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shiloh work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (13%, 5 mi), St. Louis (12%, 19 mi), O'Fallon (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shiloh walkable?
Shiloh is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shiloh without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shiloh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shiloh
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.