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Work & commute · Northeast

Work & commute in Northeast, IL

Most working residents leave Northeast for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (24%), Mount Sterling (12%) and Camp Point (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
10 of 394 working residents
Typical commute
22 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
32 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
1%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 384 Northeast residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northeast.

384live here, work elsewhere
10live and work here
120work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Northeast goes to work

Mound StationGoldenClaytonMount SterlingCamp PointCarthageQuincyPeoriaSpringfieldCamp PointHoustonClaytonEllingtonHuntsvilleBuena VistaColumbusAugustaLibertyNortheastMount SterlingQuincyMount SterlingCamp PointSpringfieldCamp PointEllingtonGoldenMound StationPeoriaHoustonNortheast
1
Quincy26 mi away
24%95
2
Mount Sterling15.5 mi away
12%49
3
Camp Point8.9 mi away
8%32
4
Springfield74.5 mi away
5%18
5
Camp Point8.8 mi away
5%18
6
Ellington20.8 mi away
4%17
7
Golden3.4 mi away
2%8
8
Mound Station10.9 mi away
2%7
9
Peoria82.7 mi away
2%7
10
Houston6.4 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%136

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

How far

How far Northeast 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
45%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Northeast is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Northeast are

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

Jobs based in Northeast

130 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)72%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Northeast residents hold

394 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities30%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month54%
+24%

Jobs based in Northeast, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 130. 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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