Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ste. Marie Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in Ste. Marie Township report 98 jobs, against 209 working residents. Only 2% work in Ste. Marie Township itself; outside it, Newton draws the most (20%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ste. Marie Township apart on work
From Ste. Marie Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ste. Marie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 commuters (the 19% 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.
Who works in Ste. Marie Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Ste. Marie Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Ste. Marie Township goes to work
Where Ste. Marie Township clocks in
20% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
44% of the jobs in Ste. Marie Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ste. Marie Township, 2014 → 2024: 65 → 98. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ste. Marie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Ste. Marie Township works
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Ste. Marie Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ste. Marie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Marie Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $91,250 |
| Willow Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Martin Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Fox Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| German Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Preston Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $53,941 |
| Southwest Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Hill Township, Martin Township, Fox Township, German Township and Southwest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ste. Marie 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 2024, 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 Ste. Marie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ste. Marie Township?
$91,250 (±$18,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ste. Marie Township?
1.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ste. Marie Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ste. Marie Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (20%, 11 mi), Effingham (15%, 33 mi), Robinson (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ste. Marie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ste. Marie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ste. Marie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.