With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Braceville works elsewhere
92 jobs are based in Braceville; 330 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Braceville itself; outside it, Joliet draws the most (11%, 21 miles). 4% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Braceville: the gist
Braceville is a place people come home to
There are 92 jobs based in Braceville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Braceville has about 490 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Braceville workers work from home
Only 4% 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 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Braceville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Braceville on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Braceville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braceville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 commuters (the 4% 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.
The places Braceville commutes to
Where Braceville clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Braceville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braceville, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 92. 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 Braceville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Braceville goes to work
About 20% 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.
The towns around Braceville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braceville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braceville | – | — | — | 31 min | $89,167 |
| Godley | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Braidwood | under 2% | B+ | C | 29 min | $82,202 |
Same-state neighbors only. Godley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braceville’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 Braceville: questions
What is the median household income in Braceville?
$89,167 (±$22,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braceville?
11.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braceville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braceville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joliet (11%, 21 mi), Morris (8%, 13 mi), Chicago (7%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Braceville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braceville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braceville
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.