Mechanicsburg has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Mechanicsburg report 66 jobs for 328 working residents. Only 1% stay in Mechanicsburg for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (39%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mechanicsburg at work: what stands out
39% of Mechanicsburg works in Springfield
128 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Springfield, 13 miles away. That’s 39 times as many as work in Mechanicsburg itself. The commute map ↓
Mechanicsburg is a place people come home to
There are 66 jobs based in Mechanicsburg, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mechanicsburg has about 400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 328 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Mechanicsburg to work: where people go
Where Mechanicsburg clocks in
39% 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.
How many people are in Mechanicsburg by day
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Mechanicsburg on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Mechanicsburg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mechanicsburg, 2014 → 2024: 85 → 66. 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 Mechanicsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Mechanicsburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mechanicsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 commuters (the 20% 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.
How far it is to work from Mechanicsburg
About 26% 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.
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 Mechanicsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Mechanicsburg?
$93,125 (±$29,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mechanicsburg?
8.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mechanicsburg?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mechanicsburg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (39%, 12 mi), Decatur (6%, 26 mi), Riverton (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mechanicsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mechanicsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mechanicsburg
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.