Work & commute · Saunemin

Work & commute in Saunemin, IL

Most working residents leave Saunemin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fairbury (13%), Forrest (11%) and Pontiac (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 217 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 216 Saunemin residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Saunemin.

216live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

47work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Saunemin goes to work

Fairbury11.6 mi away

13%28

Forrest9.8 mi away

11%23

Pontiac12.3 mi away

6%12

Forrest11.6 mi away

6%12

Gibson City29.4 mi away

4%8

Fayette17.5 mi away

4%8

Normal40.1 mi away

3%6

Bloomington41.3 mi away

3%6

Eppards Point14.1 mi away

3%6

Chatsworth13 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%103

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

How far

How far Saunemin commutes

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

10%

46%

24%

20%

10%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Saunemin is a commuter town

0.22jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Saunemin are

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

Jobs based in Saunemin

48 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Saunemin residents hold

217 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+14%

Jobs based in Saunemin, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 48. 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.