Work & commute · Dolson

Work & commute in Dolson, IL

Most working residents leave Dolson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (17%), Terre Haute (7%) and Casey (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 127 Dolson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dolson.

127live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dolson goes to work

Marshall8.4 mi away

17%21

Terre Haute, IN24.9 mi away

7%9

Casey11.7 mi away

6%7

Charleston18.3 mi away

6%7

Chicago166.3 mi away

6%7

Robinson29.9 mi away

4%5

Greenup21.3 mi away

3%4

Anderson10.8 mi away

3%4

Olney50.4 mi away

2%3

Urbana50.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%57

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Dolson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

23%

33%

15%

29%

23%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dolson is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Dolson are

27 jobs are based in Dolson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dolson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dolson

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities44%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Dolson residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+286%

Jobs based in Dolson, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 27. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.