Effingham Gets Another Endorsement as a Good Community in Which to Locate

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Published on July 18 2015 9:17 am
Last Updated on July 18 2015 9:17 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Effingham has received another endorsement as a good place to locate.

The website Obrella has indicated Effingham is #3 on the list of the 40 best commuter cities in Illinois. The website is operated by Obrella Insurance.

Obrella rated the communities on the ease of commuting to work. Effingham had rating of just over 15 minutes regarding the average commute to work. Macomb and Quincy finished ahead of Effingham on the survey.

To no one's surprise, 86% of commuters headed into Effingham travel alone; about 8% are involved in a carpool.

Last year, Effingham was named by Google as 2014 eCity of Illnois.