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The most common industries in Gays are: Health care (12.2% of civilian employees), Printing & related support activities (8.7% of civilian employees), Machinery (7.8% of civilian employees). 26.8% of workers work in Moultrie County and 4.9% of all workers work at home. 74.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.6% greater than the rate of 68.3% across the entire state of Illinois.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Gays, Illinois was 259 / 169
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Gays, Illinois was 259 / 169
Most common industries
![Most common industries](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
![Most common industries for males](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-males-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-males-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
![Most common industries for females](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-females-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/common-industries-females-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 12.2% (14) | 3.3% (2) | 22.2% (12) |
Printing and related support activities | 8.7% (10) | 8.2% (5) | 9.3% (5) |
Machinery | 7.8% (9) | 14.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 7.0% (8) | 6.6% (4) | 7.4% (4) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 6.1% (7) | 6.6% (4) | 5.6% (3) |
Educational services | 5.2% (6) | 3.3% (2) | 7.4% (4) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.3% (5) | 8.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Accommodation and food services | 4.3% (5) | 6.6% (4) | 1.9% (1) |
Utilities | 3.5% (4) | 6.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 3.5% (4) | 3.3% (2) | 3.7% (2) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 7.4% (4) |
Construction | 2.6% (3) | 4.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.6% (3) | 4.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 5.6% (3) |
Transportation equipment | 2.6% (3) | 1.6% (1) | 3.7% (2) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.6% (3) | 4.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 2.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 5.6% (3) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.6% (3) | 3.3% (2) | 1.9% (1) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.7% (2) | 3.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 1.7% (2) | 3.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 1.7% (2) | 3.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (2) |
Finance and insurance | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (2) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (2) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.7% (2) | 3.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (2) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) |
Social assistance | 0.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (1) |
Unemployment in Gays
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 20.8%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.2%Males
- 3.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
![Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-Gays-IL.png 800w)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Gays: | 8.5% (6) |
Illinois: | 6.0% (313,385) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Gays: | 6.4% (5) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (226,583) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Gays: | 18.4% (14) |
Illinois: | 8.9% (466,416) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Gays: | 16.1% (12) |
Illinois: | 9.3% (484,300) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Gays: | 3.8% (3) |
Illinois: | 14.3% (746,798) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Gays: | 17.9% (13) |
Illinois: | 11.5% (597,236) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Gays: | 9.2% (7) |
Illinois: | 11.2% (585,810) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Gays: | 10.6% (8) |
Illinois: | 5.2% (271,981) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Gays: | 1.3% (1) |
Illinois: | 6.0% (310,820) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Gays: | 6.3% (5) |
Illinois: | 7.6% (397,128) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Gays: | 1.2% (1) |
Illinois: | 6.3% (328,692) |
![Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
<5am:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 3.6% (205,429) |
6am:
Gays: | 7.6% (9) |
Illinois: | 4.8% (274,395) |
6:30am:
Gays: | 5.9% (7) |
Illinois: | 9.3% (532,224) |
7am:
Gays: | 18.5% (22) |
Illinois: | 10.3% (593,196) |
7:30am:
Gays: | 16.0% (19) |
Illinois: | 14.1% (808,399) |
8am:
Gays: | 11.8% (14) |
Illinois: | 14.5% (834,444) |
8:30am:
Gays: | 8.4% (10) |
Illinois: | 10.2% (588,282) |
9am:
Gays: | 5.9% (7) |
Illinois: | 4.6% (266,648) |
10am:
Gays: | 0.8% (1) |
Illinois: | 4.7% (269,854) |
11am:
Gays: | 2.5% (3) |
Illinois: | 2.1% (118,418) |
12pm:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 1.0% (59,913) |
4pm:
Gays: | 9.2% (11) |
Illinois: | 7.4% (425,049) |
>4pm:
Gays: | 7.6% (9) |
Illinois: | 6.8% (393,506) |
![Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Males](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-males-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-males-Gays-IL.png 800w)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 4.8% (2) |
Illinois: | 7.8% (217,984) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 11.1% (5) |
Illinois: | 5.9% (165,953) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 26.7% (12) |
Illinois: | 10.5% (292,003) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 21.0% (9) |
Illinois: | 9.4% (261,362) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 4.2% (2) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (360,098) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 8.8% (4) |
Illinois: | 9.5% (265,464) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 6.7% (3) |
Illinois: | 10.1% (280,890) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Gays: | 2.2% (1) |
Illinois: | 5.1% (141,789) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Gays: | 10.9% (5) |
Illinois: | 8.0% (224,733) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Gays: | 2.1% (1) |
Illinois: | 6.4% (179,820) |
![Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Females](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-females-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-females-Gays-IL.png 800w)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 13.9% (4) |
Illinois: | 3.9% (95,401) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 6.1% (2) |
Illinois: | 7.2% (174,413) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 9.1% (3) |
Illinois: | 9.2% (222,938) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 3.2% (1) |
Illinois: | 16.0% (386,700) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 30.9% (9) |
Illinois: | 13.7% (331,772) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 12.7% (4) |
Illinois: | 12.6% (304,920) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Gays: | 25.8% (8) |
Illinois: | 6.2% (149,881) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 26.8%
Number of people working at home: 4 (4.9% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 4 (4.9% of all workers)
![Travel time (in minutes) to work](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/travel-time-work-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/travel-time-work-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
![Working at home](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/working-at-home-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/working-at-home-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
Less than 5 minutes:
Gays: | 3.4% (4) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (183,600) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 10.2% (587,746) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Gays: | 13.4% (16) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (743,149) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Gays: | 35.3% (42) |
Illinois: | 13.0% (748,578) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Gays: | 10.1% (12) |
Illinois: | 12.2% (703,743) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Gays: | 10.9% (13) |
Illinois: | 5.2% (298,361) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Gays: | 9.2% (11) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (741,188) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (165,521) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Gays: | 3.4% (4) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (244,350) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 9.6% (551,290) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Gays: | 6.7% (8) |
Illinois: | 7.5% (432,921) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Gays: | 87.4% (104) |
Illinois: | 73.2% (4,207,339) |
Carpooled:
Gays: | 10.1% (12) |
Illinois: | 10.9% (625,411) |
Private vehicle occupancy
![Private vehicle occupancy in 2022](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/private-vehicle-occupancy-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/private-vehicle-occupancy-Gays-IL.png 800w)
Drove alone:
Gays: | 87.4% (64) |
Illinois: | 89.3% (4,089,987) |
In 2 person carpool:
Gays: | 12.5% (9) |
Illinois: | 7.9% (361,887) |
![Private vehicle occupancy in 2000](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/private-vehicle-occupancy-2000-Gays-IL-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/private-vehicle-occupancy-2000-Gays-IL.png 800w)
Drove alone:
Gays: | 89.7% (104) |
Illinois: | 87.1% (4,207,339) |
In 2 person carpool:
Gays: | 8.6% (10) |
Illinois: | 10.0% (484,652) |
In 3 person carpool:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 1.7% (84,139) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Gays: | 74.7% (62) |
Illinois: | 68.3% (4,298,982) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Gays: | 8.4% (7) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (267,866) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Gays: | 4.8% (4) |
Illinois: | 9.5% (597,909) |
Local government workers:
Gays: | 2.4% (2) |
Illinois: | 7.8% (491,805) |
State government workers:
Gays: | 6.0% (5) |
Illinois: | 3.3% (207,590) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Gays: | 3.6% (3) |
Illinois: | 4.7% (295,989) |
Employee of private company:
Gays: | 74.8% (86) |
Illinois: | 70.3% (4,102,786) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Gays: | 2.6% (3) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (184,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Gays: | 5.2% (6) |
Illinois: | 8.3% (484,163) |
Local government workers:
Gays: | 2.6% (3) |
Illinois: | 6.8% (395,132) |
State government workers:
Gays: | 3.5% (4) |
Illinois: | 3.8% (220,995) |
Federal government workers:
Gays: | 1.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 2.1% (121,776) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Gays: | 9.6% (11) |
Illinois: | 5.3% (307,691) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Gays: | 77.1% (37) |
Illinois: | 72.3% (2,390,375) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Gays: | 8.3% (4) |
Illinois: | 5.4% (179,821) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Gays: | 2.1% (1) |
Illinois: | 6.2% (205,628) |
State government workers - Males:
Gays: | 10.4% (5) |
Illinois: | 3.0% (98,934) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Gays: | 2.1% (1) |
Illinois: | 5.1% (167,665) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Gays: | 71.4% (25) |
Illinois: | 63.9% (1,908,607) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Gays: | 8.6% (3) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (88,045) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Gays: | 8.6% (3) |
Illinois: | 13.1% (392,281) |
Local government workers - Females:
Gays: | 5.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 10.0% (298,175) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Gays: | 5.7% (2) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (128,324) |