There are 5.5 jobs in Stanford Township for every working resident, and 1,347 people commute in
There are 1,375 jobs in Stanford Township, and 249 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Stanford Township; the top destination outside it is Flora (26%, 3 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Stanford Township apart on work
Stanford Township fills up on a workday
Stanford Township has 1,375 jobs, 5.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,700 people are in town, more than double the 580 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stanford Township makes and builds things
92% of the jobs based in Stanford Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Stanford Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Stanford Township and Flora trade workers both ways
Flora is the top workplace for Stanford Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Stanford Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Stanford Township
On a workday 221 residents head out to work and 28 work right here.
About 1,700 people are in Stanford Township on a workday afternoon, 193% more than live here.
5.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Factories, building and farms: 92% of the jobs in Stanford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanford Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,337 → 1,375. 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 Stanford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Stanford Township, and from where
Where Stanford Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% 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.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Stanford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanford Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Stanford Township to work
About 24% 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.
The towns around Stanford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $101,250 |
| Clay City Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 26 min | $63,125 |
| Hoosier Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Keith Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Harter Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,000 |
| Pixley Township | under 2% | — | — | 53 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hoosier Township, Keith Township and Pixley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanford 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 Stanford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stanford Township?
$101,250 (±$67,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanford Township?
12.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanford Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanford Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flora (26%, 3 mi), Effingham (10%, 32 mi), Salem (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stanford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stanford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanford 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.