Work & commute · Stanford

Work & commute in Stanford, IL

Most working residents leave Stanford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (39%), Normal (18%) and Peoria (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 280 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 280 Stanford residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Stanford.

280live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
46work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Stanford goes to work

San JoseMinierStanfordMcLeanAtlantaEl PasoPontiacUrbanaQuincyPekinNormalSchaumburgBloomingtonChicagoPeoriaAllinTwin GroveBloomingtonNormalPeoriaChicagoAllinPontiacUrbanaTwin GroveQuincySchaumburgStanford
1
Bloomington13.5 mi away
39%110
2
Normal13.5 mi away
18%49
3
Peoria30.3 mi away
4%10
4
Chicago125.7 mi away
3%8
5
Allin1 mi away
3%7
6
Pontiac43.8 mi away
2%6
7
Urbana58.4 mi away
2%5
8
Twin Grove7.1 mi away
2%5
9
Quincy119 mi away
1%3
10
Schaumburg125.1 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%74

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

How far

How far Stanford commutes

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

6%Under 10 mi
64%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Stanford 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 Stanford are

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

Jobs based in Stanford

46 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities46%
Services (health, schools, offices…)35%
$1,250 a month or less28%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Stanford residents hold

280 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month66%