Broadwell at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any work in Broadwell; the top destination outside it is Springfield (27%, 22 miles). Working residents average 35 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. 43 jobs are based in Broadwell, and 26 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Broadwell: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Broadwell on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Broadwell: where workers come from
Where Broadwell clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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.
What Broadwell’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Broadwell, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 43. 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 Broadwell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Broadwell: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Broadwell workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 12% 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.
Broadwell’s commute, mile by mile
About 38% 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 Broadwell: questions
What is the median household income in Broadwell?
$61,250 (±$18,947) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Broadwell?
8.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Broadwell?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Broadwell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (27%, 22 mi), Chicago (8%, 153 mi), West Lincoln Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Broadwell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Broadwell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Broadwell
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.