Fewer people are out of work in Tremont (0.3%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Tremont for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (22%, 17 miles). Tremont grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Tremont: the gist
The four measures behind Tremont’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tremont is better than 86% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,810, U.S. $80,734). 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, Tremont could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Tremont’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 Tremont workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,000 commuters (the 15% 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.
Tremont on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,034 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 638 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Tremont on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
The towns that employ Tremont’s residents
Where Tremont 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.
Jobs in Tremont: what the 689 are
689 jobs are based in Tremont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tremont, 2013 → 2023: 714 → 689. 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 Tremont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Tremont
About 19% 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.
The commute in Tremont is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tremont is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Tremont near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,178 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.9% of Tremont households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tremont’s commuters take a bus or train.
489th of 5,102: where Tremont ranks among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 487 | Kossuth WI | 1,978 | $97K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 488 | Massanutten VA | 2,261 | $108K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 11% | A |
| 489 | Tremont IL | 2,243 | $80K | 5.1% | 0.3% | 5% | A |
| 490 | Laurel Springs NJ | 1,999 | $119K | 4.3% | 5.5% | 2% | A |
| 491 | Superior WI | 2,295 | $118K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Tremont, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
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 Tremont: questions
What is the median household income in Tremont?
$79,810 (±$14,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tremont?
5.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tremont?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tremont work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (22%, 17 mi), Pekin (15%, 8 mi), Morton (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tremont walkable?
Tremont is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tremont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tremont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tremont
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.