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Work & commute · Ellington

Work & commute in Ellington, IL

Most working residents leave Ellington for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (49%), Melrose (3%) and Springfield (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
11%
162 of 1,415 working residents
Typical commute
5 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
15 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,253 Ellington residents head out of town to work, 162 work right here, and 4,789 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ellington.

1,253live here, work elsewhere
162live and work here
4,789work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ellington goes to work

MendonMount SterlingPaysonJacksonvilleQuincyPekinDecaturPeoriaSpringfieldCantonPalmyraHannibalEllingtonGilmerMelroseRiversideQuincyFowlerQuincyMelroseSpringfieldHannibalMount SterlingJacksonvillePekinDecaturPeoriaEllington
1
Quincy5.4 mi away
49%691
2
Ellington (in town)right here
11%162
3
Melrose7.8 mi away
3%40
4
Springfield89.6 mi away
3%39
5
Hannibal, MO20.2 mi away
2%26
6
Mount Sterling29.1 mi away
2%23
7
Jacksonville60.2 mi away
1%14
8
Pekin97.5 mi away
1%13
9
Decatur126.5 mi away
1%13
10
Peoria103.5 mi away
1%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%381

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

How far

How far Ellington commutes

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

66%Under 10 mi
6%10–24 mi
5%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ellington is a job hub

3.50jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ellington are

4,951 jobs are based in Ellington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ellington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ellington

4,951 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)50%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)34%
$1,250 a month or less4%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs Ellington residents hold

1,415 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+2%

Jobs based in Ellington, 2013 → 2023: 4,849 → 4,951. 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.

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