Photo: Connelly Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0Nauvoo has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Nauvoo has 164 jobs, against 356 working residents. About one in ten work in Nauvoo; the top destination outside it is Fort Madison (11%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Nauvoo: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Nauvoo workers cross into Iowa
34% of Nauvoo workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fort Madison (11%), Keokuk (7%) and Burlington (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 Nauvoo 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 356 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Nauvoo work
Where Nauvoo clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
How far Nauvoo goes to work
About 36% 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.
The daily trip from Nauvoo: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nauvoo workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 12% 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.
A workday in Nauvoo: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Nauvoo on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
What Nauvoo’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nauvoo, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 164. 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 Nauvoo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Nauvoo
The biggest share goes to Sonora Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nauvoo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauvoo | – | — | — | 21 min | $68,750 |
| Nauvoo Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Appanoose Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sonora Township | 6% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nauvoo Township, Appanoose Township and Sonora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nauvoo’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 Nauvoo: questions
What is the median household income in Nauvoo?
$68,750 (±$27,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nauvoo?
28.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nauvoo?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nauvoo work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Madison (11%, 6 mi), Keokuk (7%, 9 mi), Carthage (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nauvoo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nauvoo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nauvoo
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.