Photo: Dukedauphin · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Quincy for about two in three of Meyer’s working residents
The Census job records count 11 working residents of Meyer and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Meyer itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (64%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Meyer, and who commutes in
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Meyer on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Meyer: the destinations
Where Meyer clocks in
64% of workers
9% 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.
Half of Meyer commutes less than 16 miles
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.
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 Meyer: questions
What is the poverty rate in Meyer?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Meyer work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meyer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meyer
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.