Work, pay and getting to work in Congerville
The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Congerville itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (11%, 24 miles). There are 156 jobs in Congerville for 244 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Congerville stands out on work
Congerville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Congerville is Peoria, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (26) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Congerville 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; with 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Congerville commutes
About 18% 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 to work from Congerville takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Congerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who works in Congerville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Congerville on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 Congerville’s residents
Where Congerville clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Congerville makes things: 70% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Congerville, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 156. 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 Congerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Congerville: questions
What is the median household income in Congerville?
$81,250 (±$11,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Congerville?
1.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Congerville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Congerville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (11%, 24 mi), Bloomington (10%, 16 mi), Eureka (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Congerville 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 Congerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Congerville
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.