Earning a living in Baylis
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Baylis itself; outside it, Pittsfield draws the most (16%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Baylis
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Baylis on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Baylis’ working residents head each day
Where Baylis clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Baylis’ commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baylis workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Baylis commutes less than 28 miles
About 30% 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.
Around Baylis: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baylis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis | – | — | — | 22 min | $40,000 |
| Hadley Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| New Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hadley Township and New Salem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baylis’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Baylis: questions
What is the median household income in Baylis?
$40,000 (±$35,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baylis?
24.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baylis?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baylis work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (16%, 10 mi), Griggsville (9%, 10 mi), Quincy (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baylis without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baylis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baylis
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.