Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0North City at work: jobs, income and the commute
North City has 168 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in North City for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (11%, 19 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of North City, and who commutes in
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in North City on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from North City work
Where North City clocks in
11% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in North City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North City workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from North City
About 16% 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.
The towns around North City
The biggest share goes to Christopher (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North City | – | — | — | 25 min | $53,977 |
| Christopher | 6% | D | C+ | 25 min | $48,247 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North City’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 North City: questions
What is the median household income in North City?
$53,977 (±$18,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North City?
5.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North City?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (11%, 19 mi), Dodds Township (10%, 21 mi), Christopher (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North City, from the people who make the trip.
More of North City
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.