Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in St. Albans Township, IL
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any work in St. Albans Township itself; outside it, Carthage draws the most (13%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of St. Albans Township on a workday
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in St. Albans Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from St. Albans Township ends
Where St. Albans Township clocks in
13% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from St. Albans Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Albans Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 5% 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 St. Albans Township
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to St. Albans Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Albans Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albans Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $75,000 |
| Walker Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bear Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Chili Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Keene Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lima Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walker Township, Bear Creek Township, Chili Township, Keene Township and Lima Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Albans 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 St. Albans Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Albans Township?
$75,000 (±$35,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Albans Township?
15.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Albans Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Albans Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carthage (13%, 13 mi), Quincy (8%, 23 mi), Bowen (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Albans Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Albans Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Albans 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.