Photo: Djmaschek · CC BY 4.0Work and commuting in Janesville
The Census job records count 43 working residents of Janesville and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Janesville; the top destination outside it is Lafayette Township (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Janesville, and who commutes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Janesville on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Janesville’s residents
Where Janesville clocks in
12% 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.
Working from home in Janesville
of Janesville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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.
Janesville’s commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Janesville and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Janesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janesville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cottonwood Township | under 5% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cottonwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Janesville’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 Janesville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Janesville?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Janesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette Township (14%, 8 mi), Charleston (12%, 8 mi), Mattoon (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Janesville 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 Janesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Janesville
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.