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Work & commute · New Salem

Work & commute in New Salem, IL

Most working residents leave New Salem for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsfield (12%), Quincy (12%) and Springfield (12%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
1 of 43 working residents
Typical commute
32 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
23%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 New Salem residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Salem.

42live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where New Salem goes to work

PerryPleasant HillNew SalemMount SterlingForest ParkHillsideBeardstownPittsfieldQuincySpringfieldRandolphGriggsvilleMartinsburgMount SterlingPittsfieldQuincySpringfieldMount SterlingPerryBeardstownPleasant HillForest ParkHillsideNew Salem
1
Pittsfield7.7 mi away
12%5
2
Quincy32.2 mi away
12%5
3
Springfield64.2 mi away
12%5
4
Mount Sterling19.7 mi away
9%4
5
Perry7.4 mi away
5%2
6
Beardstown30.4 mi away
5%2
7
Pleasant Hill18.3 mi away
2%1
8
New Salem (in town)right here
2%1
9
Forest Park217.8 mi away
2%1
10
Hillside214.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%16

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

How far

How far New Salem commutes

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

23%Under 10 mi
14%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
40%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

New Salem is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in New Salem are

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

Jobs based in New Salem

7 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs New Salem residents hold

43 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities37%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month51%
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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