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Work & commute · Ludlow

Work & commute in Ludlow, IL

Most working residents leave Ludlow for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Rantoul (24%), Champaign (19%) and Urbana (11%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
9%
133 of 1,539 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
19%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,406 Ludlow residents head out of town to work, 133 work right here, and 1,029 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ludlow.

1,406live here, work elsewhere
133live and work here
1,029work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ludlow goes to work

GiffordThomasboroGibson CityPaxtonRantoulUrbanaDanvilleChampaignNormalBloomingtonChicagoSpringfieldEast BendHarwoodChampaignLudlowUrbanaRantoulCompromisePattonRantoulChampaignUrbanaChicagoChampaignBloomingtonGibson CityGiffordNormalSpringfieldLudlow
1
Rantoul4.4 mi away
24%375
2
Champaign17.8 mi away
19%289
3
Urbana17.5 mi away
11%169
4
Chicago105.1 mi away
4%56
5
Champaign19.9 mi away
2%36
6
Bloomington42 mi away
2%29
7
Gibson City12.5 mi away
2%25
8
Gifford9.4 mi away
1%22
9
Normal43.8 mi away
1%22
10
Springfield86.7 mi away
1%22
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%494

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

How far

How far Ludlow commutes

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

29%Under 10 mi
39%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ludlow is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ludlow are

1,162 jobs are based in Ludlow. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ludlow’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ludlow

1,162 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)77%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)12%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Ludlow residents hold

1,539 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month52%
+38%

Jobs based in Ludlow, 2013 → 2023: 840 → 1,162. 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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