Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Carrollton have lower incomes than those in 73% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Carrollton; the top destination outside it is Springfield (6%, 53 miles). For jobs and income Carrollton is better than 27% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (C+). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Carrollton, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Carrollton
57% of Carrollton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 37% of the jobs based in Carrollton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 79% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Carrollton are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. 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.
Inside Carrollton’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Carrollton’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Carrollton could be anywhere from D to B.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Carrollton
804 jobs are based in Carrollton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton, 2013 → 2023: 833 → 804. 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 Carrollton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Carrollton: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 931 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.
In and out of Carrollton on a workday
On a workday 913 residents head out to work, 237 work right here, and 567 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Carrollton on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
The towns that employ Carrollton’s residents
Where Carrollton clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Carrollton’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Getting around Carrollton: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,055 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Carrollton households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carrollton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Carrollton next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200: 3,747th of 5,552 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,745 | Beaver Township PA | 1,782 | $64K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 8% | C |
| 3,746 | Arroyo Seco NM | 2,112 | $62K | 9.0% | 4.5% | 4% | C |
| 3,747 | Carrollton IL | 2,349 | $60K | 11.8% | 3.8% | 21% | C |
| 3,748 | St. Ignace MI | 2,351 | $65K | 24.6% | 1.6% | 35% | C |
| 3,749 | Mason City IL | 1,956 | $67K | 16.7% | 4.2% | 21% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Carrollton, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
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 Carrollton: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton?
$60,455 (±$8,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton?
11.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (6%, 53 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 31 mi), Jerseyville (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carrollton walkable?
Carrollton is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carrollton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carrollton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.