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Work & commute · Elk Prairie

Work & commute in Elk Prairie, IL

Most working residents leave Elk Prairie for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (39%), Nashville (5%) and Centralia (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
1 of 310 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 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 309 Elk Prairie residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elk Prairie.

309live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
19work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Elk Prairie goes to work

WoodlawnBucknerWaltonvilleInaNashvilleSalemCentraliaMarionCarbondaleMount VernonSpringfieldFarmingtonMcClellanMount VernonRomeShilohSpring GardenBald HillElk PrairieCasnerBarrenMount VernonNashvilleCentraliaMarionWoodlawnWaltonvilleInaSalemCarbondaleSpringfieldElk Prairie
1
Mount Vernon10 mi away
39%120
2
Nashville24.9 mi away
5%14
3
Centralia24.9 mi away
3%9
4
Marion30.8 mi away
3%8
5
Woodlawn10.7 mi away
2%6
6
Waltonville4 mi away
2%6
7
Ina4.7 mi away
2%5
8
Salem31 mi away
2%5
9
Carbondale34.2 mi away
2%5
10
Springfield116.9 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%127

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

How far

How far Elk Prairie commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
25%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Elk Prairie is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elk Prairie are

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

Jobs based in Elk Prairie

20 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)80%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%
Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs Elk Prairie residents hold

310 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities27%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month60%