Work & commute · Effingham

Work & commute in Effingham, IL

48% of Effingham’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Teutopolis (5%), Springfield (4%) and Mattoon (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

48%

2,508 of 5,192 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,684 Effingham residents head out of town to work, 2,508 work right here, and 13,111 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Effingham.

2,684live here, work elsewhere

2,508live and work here

13,111work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Effingham goes to work

Effingham (in town)right here

48%2,508

Teutopolis3.9 mi away

5%260

Springfield74.5 mi away

4%223

Mattoon26.7 mi away

2%93

Chicago193.1 mi away

2%78

Altamont11.4 mi away

1%63

Watson5.4 mi away

1%55

Lafayette28.3 mi away

1%49

Decatur54.8 mi away

1%48

Edwardsville80.5 mi away

1%46

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%1,769

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

How far

How far Effingham commutes

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

58%

30%

58%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Effingham is a job hub

3.01jobs per working resident

A job hub

3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Effingham are

15,619 jobs are based in Effingham. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Effingham’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Effingham

15,619 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Effingham residents hold

5,192 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+12%

Jobs based in Effingham, 2013 → 2023: 13,987 → 15,619. 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.