Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of La Moille commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
La Moille has 64 jobs; 262 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in La Moille for work; outside it, Mendota is the main destination (9%, 10 miles). At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from La Moille, in brief
La Moille is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in La Moille, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday La Moille has about 470 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from La Moille are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in La Moille: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in La Moille on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
How far La Moille goes to work
About 31% 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.
Each way, about 21 minutes from La Moille
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Moille workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 404 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.
The towns that employ La Moille’s residents
Where La Moille 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Moille, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 64. 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 La Moille’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How La Moille compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Moille workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Moille | – | — | — | 21 min | $68,125 |
| La Moille Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Moille Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Moille’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 La Moille: questions
What is the median household income in La Moille?
$68,125 (±$4,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Moille?
11.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Moille?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Moille work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mendota (9%, 10 mi), Peru (8%, 14 mi), Princeton (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Moille without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Moille, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Moille
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.