Stookey Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 65% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #376 of 768 in Illinois.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns · #391 of 768 in Illinois.
Household incomes here are higher than in 59% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Stookey Township; the top destination outside it is Belleville (18%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Stookey Township, in brief
A lot of Stookey Township workers cross into Missouri
20% of Stookey Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Louis (12%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Stookey Township is a place people come home to
There are 695 jobs based in Stookey Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stookey Township has about 5,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stookey Township and Belleville trade workers both ways
Belleville is the top workplace for Stookey Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Stookey Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Stookey Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Stookey Township fell from 984 in 2013 to 695 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Stookey Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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.
What’s behind Stookey Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stookey Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #376 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Stookey Township’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stookey Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
18% of working residents work in Belleville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Stookey Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Stookey Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,984 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 613 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Stookey Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
Stookey Township makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
695 jobs are based in Stookey Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stookey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stookey Township, 2013 → 2023: 984 → 695. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stookey Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,844 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.
Half of Stookey Township commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Stookey Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stookey Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #391 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,455 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 3.6% of Stookey Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Stookey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stookey Township is 1,291st of 2,878 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 11,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Stookey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Itasca IL | 9,488 | $114K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,289 | Oakland ME | 6,361 | $78K | 8.1% | 1.7% | 14% | B |
| 1,290 | Palmyra NY | 7,319 | $67K | 8.1% | 2.2% | 9% | B |
| 1,291 | Stookey Township IL | 8,795 | $82K | 10.0% | 4.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,292 | Kittery ME | 11,420 | $94K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 20% | B |
| 1,293 | Jackson Township PA | 9,301 | $89K | 4.5% | 7.2% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
22% of Stookey Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Belleville (18%). Darker towns draw more of Stookey Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stookey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stookey Township | – | B | B+ | 23 min | $81,894 |
| Belleville | 18% | C+ | A | 25 min | $63,535 |
| Centreville Township | under 2% | C− | A | 26 min | $34,675 |
| Cahokia Heights | 2% | C− | A | 26 min | $33,792 |
| St. Clair Township | under 2% | B | A− | 23 min | $80,309 |
| Millstadt Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 23 min | $91,144 |
| Sugar Loaf Township | under 2% | B | C | 25 min | $72,985 |
| Millstadt | 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $90,901 |
| Canteen Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 20 min | $49,755 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Stookey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stookey Township?
$81,894 (±$11,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stookey Township?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stookey Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stookey Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (18%, 5 mi), St. Louis (12%, 12 mi), O'Fallon (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stookey Township walkable?
Stookey Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stookey Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stookey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stookey 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. 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.