Work & commute · Elsah

Work & commute in Elsah, IL

Most working residents leave Elsah for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Jerseyville (9%), Alton (9%) and Godfrey (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 232 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 231 Elsah residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elsah.

231live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elsah goes to work

Jerseyville11.4 mi away

9%20

Alton11.5 mi away

9%20

Godfrey7.1 mi away

5%12

St. Louis, MO22.8 mi away

5%11

Elsah2.8 mi away

5%11

Grafton4.1 mi away

3%6

East Alton14.1 mi away

3%6

Edwardsville22.7 mi away

3%6

Fairview Heights31.1 mi away

2%5

Belleville36.1 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%130

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

How far

How far Elsah commutes

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

18%

50%

15%

17%

18%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elsah is a commuter town

0.01jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elsah are

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

Jobs based in Elsah

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month67%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Elsah residents hold

232 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−99%

Jobs based in Elsah, 2013 → 2023: 293 → 3. 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.