Most of Kingston Mines commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Kingston Mines for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (22%, 16 miles). 12 jobs are based in Kingston Mines, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Kingston Mines
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Kingston Mines on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Kingston Mines’ residents
Where Kingston Mines clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Kingston Mines are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kingston Mines, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 12. 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 Kingston Mines’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Kingston Mines’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kingston Mines workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Kingston Mines works
About 27% 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.
The towns around Kingston Mines
The biggest share goes to Hollis Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston Mines workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Mines | – | — | — | 25 min | $51,875 |
| Timber Township | under 3% | C | C− | 26 min | $73,730 |
| Spring Lake Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $86,685 |
| Hollis Township | 4% | A− | D | 27 min | $87,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kingston Mines’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 Kingston Mines: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston Mines?
$51,875 (±$19,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston Mines?
18.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kingston Mines?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kingston Mines work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (22%, 16 mi), Glasford (8%, 2 mi), Chicago (7%, 140 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kingston Mines without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kingston Mines, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston Mines
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.