Photo: Troy Semple · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Heyworth works elsewhere
There are 396 jobs in Heyworth; 1,292 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Heyworth are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in ten work in Heyworth itself; outside it, Bloomington draws the most (42%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Heyworth at work: what stands out
42% of Heyworth works in Bloomington
548 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Bloomington, 11 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Heyworth itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Heyworth
69% of Heyworth residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Heyworth pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Heyworth 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 ↓
Many jobs in Heyworth pay little
26% of the jobs based in Heyworth pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Heyworth empties out on a workday
About 2,000 people are in Heyworth on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 2,900 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 270 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Inside Heyworth’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Heyworth is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #279 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($96,500, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Heyworth could be anywhere from B− to A.
The places Heyworth commutes to
Where Heyworth clocks in
42% of workers
11% 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 kinds of work in Heyworth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heyworth, 2013 → 2023: 386 → 396. 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 Heyworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Heyworth: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heyworth workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,031 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.
The daily flow of workers through Heyworth
On a workday 1,163 residents head out to work, 129 work right here, and 267 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Heyworth on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Heyworth works
About 18% 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.
Driving is how Heyworth gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Heyworth is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #675 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Heyworth near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,242 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). 3.3% of Heyworth households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Heyworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Heyworth next to U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900: 993rd of 4,882 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 991 | Bar Nunn WY | 3,012 | $99K | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1% | A− |
| 992 | Le Roy IL | 3,465 | $82K | 2.8% | 3.2% | 14% | A− |
| 993 | Heyworth IL | 2,869 | $97K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 10% | A− |
| 994 | Corinna Township MN | 2,596 | $88K | 5.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| 995 | Union Township NE | 2,089 | $110K | 0.9% | 7.1% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Heyworth, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
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 Heyworth: questions
What is the median household income in Heyworth?
$96,500 (±$13,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heyworth?
6.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heyworth?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heyworth work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (42%, 11 mi), Normal (11%, 14 mi), Peoria (3%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Heyworth walkable?
Heyworth is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Heyworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heyworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heyworth
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.