Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWhere Hardin earns its living
There are 404 jobs in Hardin; 318 of its residents have a job. About one in five work in Hardin itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (6%, 68 miles). The average commute takes 52 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hardin apart
Each way, about 52 minutes from Hardin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hardin workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 268 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.
Hardin fills up on a workday
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 349 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Hardin on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
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 people from Hardin work
Where Hardin clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hardin, 2013 → 2023: 383 → 404. 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 Hardin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Hardin
About 28% 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.
Next door to Hardin
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hardin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin | – | — | — | 52 min | $88,875 |
| Woodville Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hardin’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 Hardin: questions
What is the median household income in Hardin?
$88,875 (±$21,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hardin?
12.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hardin?
52 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hardin work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (6%, 68 mi), St. Louis (5%, 42 mi), Alton (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hardin 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 Hardin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hardin
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.