Work & commute · Levan

Work & commute in Levan, IL

Most working residents leave Levan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Murphysboro (17%), Carbondale (17%) and Marion (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 310 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 309 Levan residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Levan.

309live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

46work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Levan goes to work

Murphysboro7 mi away

17%53

Carbondale13.7 mi away

17%52

Marion27.9 mi away

5%15

Steeleville17.6 mi away

3%8

Bradley9.3 mi away

3%8

Du Quoin16.7 mi away

2%7

Ora5.7 mi away

2%7

Vergennes8.7 mi away

2%7

Herrin22.4 mi away

2%6

Mount Vernon44.2 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%141

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

How far

How far Levan commutes

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

32%

39%

11%

18%

32%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Levan is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Levan are

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

Jobs based in Levan

47 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Levan residents hold

310 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+27%

Jobs based in Levan, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 47. 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.