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McClellanIL

A town of 1,047. A regional job hub with 1,226 jobs.

Population
1,047
+1.1% since 2010
Median home value
$119K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
49.0
years
Jobs based here
1,226
A job hub

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1,047 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of McClellan

Most working residents leave McClellan for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (41%), Nashville (3%) and Chicago (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In McClellan3%
Mount Vernon41%
Nashville3%
Chicago3%
Centralia2%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,226
jobs based in McClellan
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

McClellan has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

McClellan’s public schools outperform 39% of Illinois districts

The public schools McClellan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
McClellan Elementary SchoolK–856A−
Mount Vernon High School9–121,233C
Mt Vernon Area Career Center11–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Health

Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns

McClellan beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outMcClellanIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.3%
Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center
3.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
30th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.3% of McClellan is conserved land

4.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.3%conserved
1.3%
conserved · 297 of 22,729 acres
4.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lincoln Park1.1 mi78
2. Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area—1,769
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,208 people come to McClellan for work

Where McClellan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

41% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 41% 3% → Nashville Nashville 3% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 2% → Centralia Centralia 2% 2% → Waltonville Waltonville 2% 2% → Marion Marion 2% McClellan · 3% stay
1,226jobs based in McClellan
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About McClellan

Township in Illinois, United States

McClellan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,269 and it contained 546 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,269
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
430 ft

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