Smithboro has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. 15 jobs are based in Smithboro, and 58 of its residents work somewhere. 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
Smithboro on a workday afternoon
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Smithboro on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
26% of working residents work in Greenville
Where Smithboro clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
In Smithboro, 67% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smithboro, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 15. 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 Smithboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Smithboro, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smithboro workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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 Smithboro goes to work
About 24% 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.
Next door is work for 26% of Smithboro
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smithboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithboro | – | — | — | 22 min | $44,375 |
| Greenville | 26% | C | A | 22 min | $62,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenville. Darker towns draw more of Smithboro’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 Smithboro: questions
What is the median household income in Smithboro?
$44,375 (±$37,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smithboro?
25.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smithboro?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smithboro work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (26%, 3 mi), Effingham (7%, 45 mi), Highland (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Smithboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smithboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smithboro
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.