With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Carlock works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Carlock; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (22%, 11 miles). Employers in Carlock report 71 jobs for 236 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Carlock apart
Carlock and Bloomington trade workers both ways
Bloomington is the top workplace for Carlock residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Carlock come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Carlock is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Carlock, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carlock has about 430 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Carlock: the destinations
Where Carlock clocks in
22% of workers
21% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Carlock
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Carlock on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Jobs in Carlock: what the 71 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlock, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 71. 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 Carlock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Carlock spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlock workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 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.
Where in the region Carlock works
About 26% 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 Carlock: questions
What is the median household income in Carlock?
$85,625 (±$21,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlock?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlock?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlock work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (22%, 11 mi), Normal (21%, 8 mi), Allin Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carlock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carlock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlock
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.