Most of Caledonia commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 16 jobs in Caledonia, against 82 working residents. Hardly any work in Caledonia itself; outside it, Rockford draws the most (28%, 12 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Caledonia on a workday afternoon
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Caledonia on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Caledonia’s residents
Where Caledonia clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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.
50% of the jobs in Caledonia make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caledonia, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 16. 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 Caledonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Caledonia: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caledonia workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where in the region Caledonia works
About 28% 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.
Caledonia and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Poplar Grove (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caledonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | – | — | — | 26 min | $88,571 |
| Poplar Grove | 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $120,278 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caledonia’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 Caledonia: questions
What is the median household income in Caledonia?
$88,571 (±$23,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caledonia?
8.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caledonia?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caledonia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (28%, 12 mi), Belvidere (10%, 7 mi), Chicago (7%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caledonia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caledonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caledonia
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.