Most of Armington commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Armington; the top destination outside it is Peoria (21%, 33 miles). There are 5 jobs in Armington for 117 working residents. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; the Illinois average is 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Armington
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Armington on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Armington’s residents
Where Armington clocks in
Lines 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.
In Armington, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Armington, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 5. 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 Armington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Armington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armington workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 10% 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.
Armington’s commute, mile by mile
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 Armington: questions
What is the median household income in Armington?
$62,083 (±$25,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armington?
25.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armington?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (21%, 33 mi), Pekin (9%, 23 mi), Hopedale (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Armington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armington
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.