Most of Spring Bay commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Spring Bay report 45 jobs, against 222 working residents. Hardly any work in Spring Bay; the top destination outside it is Peoria (34%, 7 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Spring Bay
Spring Bay is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Spring Bay, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Bay has about 310 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Spring Bay works in Peoria
76 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Peoria, 6.6 miles away. That’s far more as work in Spring Bay itself. The commute map ↓
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; with 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Spring Bay
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Spring Bay on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Spring Bay’s working residents head each day
Where Spring Bay clocks in
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.
In Spring Bay, 71% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Bay, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 45. 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 Spring Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Spring Bay’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Bay workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 6% 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 Spring Bay goes to work
About 15% 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.
Spring Bay and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Bay | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,389 |
| Bay View Gardens | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bay View Gardens: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Bay’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 Spring Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Bay?
$61,389 (±$14,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Bay?
19.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Bay?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Bay work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (34%, 7 mi), East Peoria (6%, 10 mi), Spring Bay Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Bay without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Bay
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.