Work & commute · Martin

Work & commute in Martin, IL

Most working residents leave Martin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Robinson (29%), Robinson (8%) and Oblong (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 200 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 198 Martin residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martin.

198live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martin goes to work

Robinson9.8 mi away

29%58

Robinson9.5 mi away

8%16

Oblong6.8 mi away

4%7

Vincennes, IN25.1 mi away

3%6

Honey Creek7.2 mi away

3%6

Olney17.3 mi away

3%5

Palestine15 mi away

2%4

Flat Rock10.3 mi away

2%3

Bridgeport15 mi away

2%3

Teutopolis36.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%89

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

How far

How far Martin commutes

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

37%

29%

13%

23%

37%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martin is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martin are

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

Jobs based in Martin

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)13%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month80%

Jobs Martin residents hold

200 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

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Jobs based in Martin, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 15. 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.