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Work & commute · Dongola

Work & commute in Dongola, IL

Most working residents leave Dongola for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Anna (22%), Jonesboro (5%) and Carbondale (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
11 of 239 working residents
Typical commute
22 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 228 Dongola residents head out of town to work, 11 work right here, and 244 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dongola.

228live here, work elsewhere
11live and work here
244work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Dongola goes to work

DongolaMoundsCobdenEldoradoJonesboroAnnaWest FrankfortMurphysboroMetropolisHarrisburgMarionCarbondaleSpringfieldJacksonCape GirardeauEast EldoradoAnnaJonesboroCarbondaleMurphysboroCape GirardeauMarionSpringfieldJacksonWest FrankfortDongola
1
Anna8.2 mi away
22%53
2
Dongola (in town)right here
5%11
3
Jonesboro8.6 mi away
5%11
4
Carbondale25.4 mi away
5%11
5
Murphysboro29.8 mi away
4%9
6
Cape Girardeau, MO21.9 mi away
3%8
7
Marion28.8 mi away
3%7
8
Springfield170.2 mi away
2%4
9
Jackson, MO26.9 mi away
2%4
10
West Frankfort39.6 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%118

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

How far

How far Dongola commutes

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

42%Under 10 mi
11%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
24%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Dongola is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Dongola are

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

Jobs based in Dongola

255 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)2%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)82%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month52%
Over $3,333 a month26%

Jobs Dongola residents hold

239 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+264%

Jobs based in Dongola, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 255. 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.

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