Gulfport at work: jobs, income and the commute
Employers in Gulfport report 15 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gulfport quiets down on a workday
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Gulfport on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
17% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Gulfport clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Gulfport: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gulfport, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 15. 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 Gulfport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Gulfport: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gulfport workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 0% 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 Gulfport goes to work
About 30% 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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Gulfport’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gulfport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | – | — | — | 15 min | $60,000 |
| Carman Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Gladstone Township | under 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carman Township and Gladstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Burlington. Darker towns draw more of Gulfport’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 Gulfport: questions
What is the median household income in Gulfport?
$60,000 (±$51,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gulfport?
42.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gulfport?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gulfport work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (17%, 2 mi), Monmouth (9%, 24 mi), Middletown (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gulfport 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 Gulfport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gulfport
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.