Unemployment in Catlin (1.2%) is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
9% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). For jobs and income Catlin is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 4% work in Catlin itself; outside it, Danville draws the most (28%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Catlin: the gist
Catlin and Danville trade workers both ways
Danville is the top workplace for Catlin residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Catlin come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Catlin is a place people come home to
There are 209 jobs based in Catlin, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Catlin has about 1,300 people in it, 31% 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 806 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Catlin: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Catlin’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Catlin could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where Catlin goes to work
Where Catlin clocks in
28% of workers
7% 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.
How a workday changes Catlin
On a workday 774 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Catlin on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Catlin
209 jobs are based in Catlin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Catlin, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 209. 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 Catlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Catlin: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Catlin workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 934 commuters (the 9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Catlin
About 29% 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.
Catlin is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,027 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). 5.2% of Catlin households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Catlin’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Catlin is 1,007th of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,005 | Amanda Township OH | 2,059 | $99K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,006 | Caledonia WI | 1,755 | $109K | 6.5% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,007 | Catlin IL | 1,912 | $72K | 3.9% | 1.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,008 | Newburgh Heights OH | 1,801 | $65K | 9.5% | 2.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,009 | Jacobus PA | 1,838 | $114K | 2.1% | 7.2% | 0% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Catlin, 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 Catlin: questions
What is the median household income in Catlin?
$72,277 (±$25,896) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Catlin?
3.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Catlin?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Catlin work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (28%, 7 mi), Danville Township (7%, 6 mi), Champaign (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Catlin walkable?
Catlin is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Catlin 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 Catlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Catlin
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.