Most of Mulberry Grove commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Mulberry Grove; the top destination outside it is Greenville (25%, 7 miles). Employers in Mulberry Grove report 53 jobs; 181 of its residents have a job. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Mulberry Grove: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Mulberry Grove on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Mulberry Grove’s residents
Where Mulberry Grove clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
What Mulberry Grove’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mulberry Grove, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 53. 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 Mulberry Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Mulberry Grove: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mulberry Grove workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 335 commuters (the 4% 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 commute from Mulberry Grove, by distance
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Mulberry Grove
The biggest share goes to Mulberry Grove Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mulberry Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Grove | – | — | — | 22 min | $57,386 |
| Mulberry Grove Township | 5% | D | C+ | 21 min | $56,901 |
| Bear Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Pleasant Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bear Grove Township and Pleasant Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mulberry Grove’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 Mulberry Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Mulberry Grove?
$57,386 (±$41,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mulberry Grove?
16.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mulberry Grove?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mulberry Grove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (25%, 7 mi), Springfield (6%, 63 mi), Highland (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mulberry Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mulberry Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mulberry Grove
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.