Work & commute · Sullivan

Work & commute in Sullivan, IL

About one in 3 of Sullivan’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Arthur (6%), Decatur (6%) and Mattoon (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30%

634 of 2,139 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 1,505 Sullivan residents head out of town to work, 634 work right here, and 1,984 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sullivan.

1,505live here, work elsewhere

634live and work here

1,984work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sullivan goes to work

Sullivan (in town)right here

30%634

Arthur11.1 mi away

6%125

Decatur25 mi away

6%125

Mattoon15.4 mi away

6%118

Bloomington63.8 mi away

3%61

Lafayette18.7 mi away

3%57

Effingham32.9 mi away

3%54

Springfield56.7 mi away

2%53

Champaign40 mi away

2%49

Chicago162.3 mi away

2%46

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%817

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

How far

How far Sullivan commutes

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

36%

25%

13%

26%

36%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sullivan is balanced between jobs and homes

1.22jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sullivan are

2,618 jobs are based in Sullivan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sullivan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sullivan

2,618 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Sullivan residents hold

2,139 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+14%

Jobs based in Sullivan, 2013 → 2023: 2,302 → 2,618. 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.