Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Savoy (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Savoy grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 3% stay in Savoy for work; outside it, Champaign is the main destination (43%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Savoy and work: the main findings
43% of Savoy works in Champaign
1,365 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Champaign, 3.9 miles away across the town line. That’s 14 times as many as work in Savoy itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Savoy are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Savoy has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Savoy went from 1,358 in 2013 to 2,151 in 2023, +58%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Savoy
65% of Savoy residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Savoy pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Savoy residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Savoy’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Savoy is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #223 of 768 in Illinois. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Savoy could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The places Savoy commutes to
Where Savoy clocks in
43% of workers
16% of workers
4% 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.
Savoy’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Savoy workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,566 commuters (the 18% 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.
The 2,151 jobs based in Savoy
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Savoy, 2013 → 2023: 1,358 → 2,151. 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 Savoy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Savoy, by distance
About 23% 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.
Who works in Savoy, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,118 residents head out to work, 90 work right here, and 2,061 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 people are in Savoy on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Few in Savoy walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Savoy is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #504 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,364 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Savoy households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Savoy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,855 U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,300, Savoy comes 739th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Itasca IL | 9,488 | $114K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 737 | Lake Lorraine FL | 6,903 | $104K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 4% | A− |
| 738 | Dent OH | 11,973 | $87K | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3% | A− |
| 739 | Savoy IL | 9,113 | $92K | 7.9% | 1.4% | 3% | A− |
| 740 | Sugar Grove IL | 9,381 | $121K | 4.7% | 5.3% | 4% | A− |
| 741 | Ambler PA | 6,840 | $77K | 6.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,855 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Savoy, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 45% of Savoy’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Savoy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy | – | A− | B | 18 min | $91,966 |
| Champaign Township | 2% | A | A− | 17 min | $100,063 |
| Champaign | 43% | B | A+ | 15 min | $56,118 |
| Champaign City Township | under 1% | B | A+ | 15 min | $56,118 |
| Tolono Township | under 1% | B | C− | 20 min | $90,641 |
| Philo Township | under 1% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $113,201 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Champaign. Darker towns draw more of Savoy’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 Savoy: questions
What is the median household income in Savoy?
$91,966 (±$11,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Savoy?
7.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Savoy?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Savoy work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (43%, 4 mi), Urbana (16%, 5 mi), Chicago (4%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Savoy walkable?
Savoy is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Savoy without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Savoy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Savoy
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.