Most of Sigel Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Sigel Township itself; outside it, Effingham draws the most (22%, 9 miles). Employers in Sigel Township report 74 jobs, and 330 of its residents work somewhere. 26% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sigel Township, in a few figures
Sigel Township is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Sigel Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sigel Township has about 460 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
Home offices are common in Sigel Township
26% of Sigel Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Sigel Township
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Sigel Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Sigel Township
About 33% 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 from Sigel Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sigel Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 commuters (the 26% 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 Sigel Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sigel Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Sigel Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sigel Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 74. 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 Sigel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Sigel Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sigel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigel Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $103,125 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $68,333 |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 14 min | $74,666 |
| Big Spring Township | 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Spring Point Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 36 min | $90,430 |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Spring Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Big Spring Township. Darker towns draw more of Sigel 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 Sigel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sigel Township?
$103,125 (±$34,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sigel Township?
5.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sigel Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sigel Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (22%, 9 mi), Shelbyville (7%, 18 mi), Mattoon (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sigel 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 Sigel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sigel 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.