Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Earning a living in Calhoun
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 28% of workers (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Calhoun; the top destination outside it is Olney (28%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Calhoun by day
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Calhoun on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Out of Calhoun to work: where people go
Where Calhoun clocks in
28% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for Calhoun’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Calhoun workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 28% 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 commute from Calhoun, by distance
About 31% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Calhoun’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calhoun workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | – | — | — | 20 min | $76,250 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Olney Township | 13% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Olney Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Olney Township. Darker towns draw more of Calhoun’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 Calhoun: questions
What is the median household income in Calhoun?
$76,250 (±$40,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Calhoun?
5.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Calhoun?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Calhoun work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olney (28%, 6 mi), Olney Township (13%, 5 mi), Albion (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Calhoun 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 Calhoun, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calhoun
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.