Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Wheeler
Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Wheeler; the top destination outside it is Effingham (20%, 14 miles). The Census job records count 41 working residents of Wheeler and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Wheeler by day
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Wheeler on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 places Wheeler commutes to
Where Wheeler clocks in
20% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
Working from home in Wheeler
of Wheeler workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where in the region Wheeler works
About 29% 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.
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 Wheeler: questions
What is the median household income in Wheeler?
$20,568 (±$16,825) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheeler?
46.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wheeler work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (20%, 14 mi), Newton (12%, 9 mi), Robinson (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheeler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheeler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheeler
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.