Work & commute · Modesto

Work & commute in Modesto, IL

Most working residents leave Modesto for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are South Palmyra (14%), Springfield (13%) and Carlinville (10%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 71 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 70 Modesto residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Modesto.

70live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Modesto goes to work

South Palmyra5.3 mi away

14%10

Springfield28 mi away

13%9

Carlinville15 mi away

10%7

Palmyra3.2 mi away

4%3

Carlinville13.4 mi away

4%3

Virden11.3 mi away

3%2

Jacksonville21.9 mi away

3%2

Alton40.8 mi away

3%2

Modesto (in town)right here

1%1

Southern View25.9 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%31

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

How far

How far Modesto commutes

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

23%

27%

23%

23%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Modesto is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Modesto are

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

Jobs based in Modesto

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities56%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month78%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Modesto residents hold

71 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−78%

Jobs based in Modesto, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 9. 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.