Jobs and earnings in Olivet, and the trip to work
96 jobs are based in Olivet; 131 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Hardly any work in Olivet; the top destination outside it is Danville (31%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Olivet quiets down on a workday
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Olivet on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
The towns that employ Olivet’s residents
Where Olivet clocks in
31% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 86% of the jobs in Olivet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olivet, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 96. 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 Olivet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Olivet
of Olivet workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 0% 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 Olivet goes to work
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 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 Olivet: questions
What is the median household income in Olivet?
$86,354 (±$50,282) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Olivet?
14.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Olivet work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (31%, 14 mi), Georgetown (7%, 2 mi), Danville Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Olivet 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 Olivet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olivet
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.