Work & commute · Putman

Work & commute in Putman, IL

Most working residents leave Putman for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Canton (19%), Peoria (10%) and Cuba (8%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

66 of 787 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 721 Putman residents head out of town to work, 66 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Putman.

721live here, work elsewhere

66live and work here

155work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Putman goes to work

Canton9.4 mi away

19%147

Peoria34.8 mi away

10%78

Cuba1.8 mi away

8%62

Macomb26.9 mi away

5%40

Lewistown5.4 mi away

5%37

Chicago159.9 mi away

3%21

Havana13.7 mi away

2%19

Pekin29.4 mi away

2%17

Bartonville29.2 mi away

2%16

Springfield54.8 mi away

2%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%337

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

How far

How far Putman commutes

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

32%

15%

27%

26%

32%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Putman is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Putman are

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

Jobs based in Putman

221 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Putman residents hold

787 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+9%

Jobs based in Putman, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 221. 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.