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Jobs & commute in Smithville

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Smithville works elsewhere

Smithville has 5 jobs, and 64 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Smithville itself; outside it, Peoria draws the most (28%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

5 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Illinois 11.8%
Work in town
0%
0 of 64 working residents
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Smithville

On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

64live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night44
Workday0
44live here− 64head out to work+ 5come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Smithville on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Smithville: the destinations

Glasford: 2 residents work here (3%)Hanna City: 2 residents work here (3%)Farmington: 3 residents work here (5%)LaconPeoria Heights: 3 residents work here (5%)Bartonville: 5 residents work here (8%)Morton: 3 residents work here (5%)Pekin: 2 residents work here (3%)East Peoria: 5 residents work here (8%)Normal: 3 residents work here (5%)Peoria: 18 residents work here (28%)Logan TownshipSmithvillePeoriaBartonvilleEast PeoriaFarmingtonPeoria HeightsMortonSmithville
1
Peoria11.7 mi away
28%18
2
Bartonville7.6 mi away
8%5
3
East Peoria13.6 mi away
8%5
4
Farmington10.8 mi away
5%3
5
Peoria Heights13.6 mi away
5%3
6
Morton17.9 mi away
5%3
7
Normal43.6 mi away
5%3
8
Glasford6 mi away
3%2
9
Hanna City2.4 mi away
3%2
10
Pekin11.3 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%18
The top trips

Where Smithville clocks in

28%Peoria
28% of workers
11.7 mi awayPeoria18 Smithville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
7.6 mi awayBartonville5 Smithville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%East Peoria
8% of workers
13.6 mi awayEast Peoria5 Smithville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Smithville’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in SmithvilleJobs Smithville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%17%
Over $3,333 a month40%70%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 5460%61%
55 and older40%23%
+0%

Jobs based in Smithville, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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 Smithville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Smithville goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 miPeoria: 28% · 11.7 miBartonville: 8% · 7.6 miEast Peoria: 8% · 13.6 miFarmington: 5% · 10.8 miPeoria Heights: 5% · 13.6 miMorton: 5% · 17.9 miNormal: 5% · 43.6 miGlasford: 3% · 6 miHanna City: 3% · 2.4 miPekin: 3% · 11.3 miPeoria 28%Bartonville 8%East Peoria 8%Farmington 5%Peoria Heights 5%Smithville
SmithvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi18 residents
55%10–24 mi35 residents
8%25–50 mi5 residents
9%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Smithville: questions

What is the poverty rate in Smithville?

0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Smithville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (28%, 12 mi), Bartonville (8%, 8 mi), East Peoria (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Smithville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Smithville

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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.