Unemployment in Dupo (6.2%) is higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Dupo is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). 6% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Only 7% stay in Dupo for work; outside it, St. Louis is the main destination (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Dupo: the gist
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Dupo are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Dupo has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Dupo went from 781 in 2013 to 1,096 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Dupo’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Dupo’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dupo could be anywhere from C to A.
69% of the jobs in Dupo pay over $3,333 a month
1,096 jobs are based in Dupo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dupo, 2013 → 2023: 781 → 1,096. 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 Dupo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Dupo
On a workday 1,739 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 960 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Dupo on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Where Dupo goes to work
Where Dupo clocks in
12% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 trip from Dupo: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dupo workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,670 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far Dupo goes to work
About 16% 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.
Few in Dupo walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% of 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 1,779 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.1% of Dupo households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dupo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dupo is 2,259th of 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,257 | Milton DE | 3,860 | $81K | 5.5% | 6.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,258 | Tuckerton NJ | 3,734 | $89K | 6.7% | 7.4% | 5% | B− |
| 2,259 | Dupo IL | 3,766 | $62K | 8.5% | 6.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,260 | Muskingum Township OH | 4,249 | $78K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,261 | Paulden AZ | 4,795 | $92K | 12.3% | 1.5% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Dupo, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Dupo
The biggest share goes to Columbia (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dupo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupo | – | B− | C+ | 26 min | $61,644 |
| East Carondelet | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Columbia | 5% | A+ | B | 26 min | $107,606 |
| Sugar Loaf Township | under 2% | B | C | 25 min | $72,985 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Carondelet: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dupo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Dupo: questions
What is the median household income in Dupo?
$61,644 (±$11,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dupo?
8.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dupo?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dupo work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (12%, 8 mi), Columbia (5%, 4 mi), Belleville (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dupo walkable?
Dupo is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dupo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dupo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dupo
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.