Rutland has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rutland for work; outside it, Streator is the main destination (11%, 15 miles). There are 13 jobs in Rutland for 110 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rutland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Rutland on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where the trip to work from Rutland ends
Where Rutland clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Rutland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rutland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Rutland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rutland workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rutland
About 33% 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.
Rutland and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | – | — | — | 30 min | $60,625 |
| Groveland Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bennington Township | under 2% | C | B | 27 min | $70,608 |
Same-state neighbors only. Groveland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rutland’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 Rutland: questions
What is the median household income in Rutland?
$60,625 (±$29,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutland?
9.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rutland?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rutland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Streator (11%, 15 mi), LaSalle (7%, 24 mi), Peru (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rutland 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 Rutland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutland
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.