Freeburg’s household incomes are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns
Freeburg grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. About one in ten stay in Freeburg for work; outside it, Belleville is the main destination (18%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Freeburg: the figures worth knowing
Freeburg makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Freeburg are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Freeburg residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Freeburg are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Freeburg’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Freeburg is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #349 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Freeburg’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Freeburg could be anywhere from B− to A.
Freeburg works in goods: 36% of its jobs
1,749 jobs are based in Freeburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeburg, 2014 → 2024: 1,425 → 1,749. 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 Freeburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Freeburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,019 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.
How many people are in Freeburg by day
On a workday 1,970 residents head out to work, 218 work right here, and 1,531 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Freeburg on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Freeburg to work: where people go
Where Freeburg clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Freeburg works
About 15% 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.
Getting around Freeburg: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Freeburg is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #347 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 7.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,284 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.1% of Freeburg households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Freeburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Freeburg is 1,264th of 3,862 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,262 | Solvang CA | 5,944 | $109K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,263 | Watkinsville GA | 4,131 | $92K | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,264 | Freeburg IL | 4,507 | $92K | 6.7% | 5.4% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,265 | Gasper Township OH | 3,888 | $86K | 9.5% | 1.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,266 | Vine Hill CA | 3,540 | $115K | 10.3% | 6.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,862 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Freeburg, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 21% of Freeburg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburg | – | B+ | B+ | 23 min | $92,065 |
| Belleville | 18% | C+ | A | 25 min | $63,535 |
| Freeburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Smithton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Shiloh Valley Township | under 2% | A | A− | 19 min | $104,772 |
| Smithton | 3% | A | D | 34 min | $135,455 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeburg Township and Smithton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belleville. Darker towns draw more of Freeburg’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 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 Freeburg: questions
What is the median household income in Freeburg?
$92,065 (±$13,787) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeburg?
6.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeburg?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeburg work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (18%, 7 mi), St. Louis (7%, 22 mi), O'Fallon (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Freeburg walkable?
Freeburg is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Freeburg without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freeburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeburg
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. 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.