Work & commute · Hume
Work & commute in Hume, IL
Most working residents leave Hume for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Paris (17%), Shiloh (7%) and Champaign (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
1%1 of 103 working residents
Typical commute
29 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 minOne 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 102 Hume residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hume.
102live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Hume goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%51Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Hume commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
12%
31%
29%
28%
12%Under 10 mi
31%10–24 mi
29%25–50 mi
28%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Hume is a commuter town
0.13jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Hume are
13 jobs are based in Hume. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hume’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Hume
13 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)46%
$1,250 a month or less62%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month0%
Jobs Hume residents hold
103 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month53%