Work & commute · Bushnell

Work & commute in Bushnell, IL

About one in 5 of Bushnell’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Macomb (24%), Peoria (5%) and Galesburg (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

242 of 1,122 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 880 Bushnell residents head out of town to work, 242 work right here, and 466 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bushnell.

880live here, work elsewhere

242live and work here

466work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bushnell goes to work

Macomb10.9 mi away

24%272

Bushnell (in town)right here

22%242

Peoria48.5 mi away

5%53

Galesburg28.3 mi away

3%29

Chicago171.4 mi away

2%27

Quincy62.9 mi away

2%23

Canton24.6 mi away

2%21

Colchester17.4 mi away

2%19

Monmouth26.1 mi away

2%17

Prairie City3.9 mi away

2%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%402

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Bushnell commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

37%

21%

17%

26%

37%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bushnell is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bushnell are

708 jobs are based in Bushnell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bushnell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bushnell

708 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)45%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Bushnell residents hold

1,122 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−15%

Jobs based in Bushnell, 2013 → 2023: 831 → 708. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.