Most of Dalton City commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Dalton City; the top destination outside it is Decatur (21%, 12 miles). 36 jobs are based in Dalton City for 228 working residents. 2% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dalton City, in a few figures
Dalton City is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Dalton City, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dalton City has about 240 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Dalton City workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Dalton City: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Dalton City on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Dalton City: 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 Dalton City workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 commuters (the 2% 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 Dalton City’s working residents head each day
Where Dalton City clocks in
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 39% of work in Dalton City
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dalton City, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 36. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dalton City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dalton City, by distance
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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Dalton City: questions
What is the median household income in Dalton City?
$77,750 (±$25,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dalton City?
21.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dalton City?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dalton City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (21%, 12 mi), Sullivan (8%, 14 mi), Arthur (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dalton City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dalton City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dalton City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.