Work & commute · North Litchfield

Work & commute in North Litchfield, IL

About one in 5 of North Litchfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Litchfield (26%), Hillsboro (7%) and Springfield (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

419 of 1,940 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 1,521 North Litchfield residents head out of town to work, 419 work right here, and 2,173 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Litchfield.

1,521live here, work elsewhere

419live and work here

2,173work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Litchfield goes to work

Litchfield3.6 mi away

26%503

Hillsboro9.7 mi away

7%139

Springfield39.2 mi away

4%82

Carlinville13 mi away

3%54

Chicago207.7 mi away

2%46

Edwardsville35.2 mi away

2%44

Mattoon70.6 mi away

2%32

Mount Olive11.4 mi away

1%26

Staunton16.7 mi away

1%26

South Litchfield6.6 mi away

1%24

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%964

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

How far

How far North Litchfield commutes

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

39%

10%

23%

28%

39%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Litchfield is balanced between jobs and homes

1.34jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North Litchfield are

2,592 jobs are based in North Litchfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Litchfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Litchfield

2,592 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month34%

Jobs North Litchfield residents hold

1,940 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+1%

Jobs based in North Litchfield, 2013 → 2023: 2,569 → 2,592. 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.