New Haven has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 42 jobs in New Haven for 155 working residents. Hardly any work in New Haven; the top destination outside it is Equality Township (6%, 15 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Haven by day and by night
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in New Haven 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.
Out of New Haven to work: where people go
Where New Haven clocks in
6% 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.
83% of the jobs in New Haven pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Haven, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 42. 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 New Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Haven’s commute takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Haven workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 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.
How far New Haven goes to work
About 32% 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.
New Haven and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | – | — | — | 37 min | $36,250 |
| New Haven Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Emma Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Haven Township and Emma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Haven’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 New Haven: questions
What is the median household income in New Haven?
$36,250 (±$8,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Haven?
22.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Haven?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Haven work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Equality Township (6%, 15 mi), Black Township (6%, 12 mi), Eldorado (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Haven without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Haven
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.