Work & commute · Herrin

Work & commute in Herrin, IL

Most working residents leave Herrin for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (23%), Carbondale (11%) and Mount Vernon (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

802 of 4,842 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,040 Herrin residents head out of town to work, 802 work right here, and 3,150 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Herrin.

4,040live here, work elsewhere

802live and work here

3,150work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Herrin goes to work

Marion6.6 mi away

23%1,118

Herrin (in town)right here

17%802

Carbondale11.8 mi away

11%539

Mount Vernon36.2 mi away

4%180

Carterville3.8 mi away

2%112

Springfield141.6 mi away

2%94

Harrisburg26.8 mi away

2%92

West Frankfort8.9 mi away

2%76

Murphysboro16.6 mi away

1%71

Benton16.1 mi away

1%55

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%1,703

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

How far

How far Herrin commutes

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

54%

18%

10%

18%

54%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Herrin is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Herrin are

3,952 jobs are based in Herrin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Herrin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Herrin

3,952 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Herrin residents hold

4,842 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−15%

Jobs based in Herrin, 2013 → 2023: 4,651 → 3,952. 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.