Argenta has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Argenta report 57 jobs, and 354 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Argenta; the top destination outside it is Decatur (43%, 11 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Argenta, in brief
43% of Argenta works in Decatur
151 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Decatur, 11 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Argenta itself. The commute map ↓
Argenta is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Argenta, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Argenta has about 580 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Argenta workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Argenta ends
Where Argenta clocks in
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Argenta on a workday afternoon
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Argenta on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Argenta takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Argenta workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 394 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jobs in Argenta: what the 57 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Argenta, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 57. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Argenta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Argenta
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Argenta: questions
What is the median household income in Argenta?
$73,482 (±$11,053) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Argenta?
5.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Argenta?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Argenta work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (43%, 11 mi), Clinton (6%, 14 mi), Forsyth (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Argenta without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Argenta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Argenta
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.