Work & commute · Macomb

Work & commute in Macomb, IL

45% of Macomb’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Peoria (4%), Quincy (3%) and Carthage (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

45%

2,333 of 5,181 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 2,848 Macomb residents head out of town to work, 2,333 work right here, and 4,873 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Macomb.

2,848live here, work elsewhere

2,333live and work here

4,873work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Macomb goes to work

Macomb (in town)right here

45%2,333

Peoria59.2 mi away

4%199

Quincy52.2 mi away

3%131

Carthage23.7 mi away

2%124

Chicago182.3 mi away

2%111

Springfield72.2 mi away

2%95

Galesburg36.8 mi away

2%91

Mount Sterling33.7 mi away

2%81

Monmouth30.8 mi away

1%71

Canton34.6 mi away

1%71

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%1,874

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

How far

How far Macomb commutes

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

49%

11%

35%

49%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Macomb is balanced between jobs and homes

1.39jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Macomb are

7,206 jobs are based in Macomb. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Macomb’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Macomb

7,206 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Macomb residents hold

5,181 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−10%

Jobs based in Macomb, 2013 → 2023: 8,034 → 7,206. 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.