Work & commute · Marion

Work & commute in Marion, IL

40% of Marion’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Carbondale (8%), Herrin (5%) and Mount Vernon (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

40%

2,630 of 6,628 working residents

Typical commute

7 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 3,998 Marion residents head out of town to work, 2,630 work right here, and 13,880 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marion.

3,998live here, work elsewhere

2,630live and work here

13,880work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marion goes to work

Marion (in town)right here

40%2,630

Carbondale15.5 mi away

8%529

Herrin6.6 mi away

5%338

Mount Vernon40.1 mi away

3%209

Harrisburg21.6 mi away

2%159

Springfield147.1 mi away

2%106

Carterville8 mi away

1%90

West Frankfort11.4 mi away

1%82

Chicago291.2 mi away

1%74

Murphysboro21.5 mi away

1%68

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%2,343

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

How far

How far Marion commutes

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

55%

18%

19%

55%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marion is a job hub

2.49jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Marion are

16,510 jobs are based in Marion. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marion

16,510 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Marion residents hold

6,628 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+8%

Jobs based in Marion, 2013 → 2023: 15,259 → 16,510. 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.