Work & commute · Mill Creek

Work & commute in Mill Creek, IL

Most working residents leave Mill Creek for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Anna (22%), Ullin (4%) and Murphysboro (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 23 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 23 Mill Creek residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Mill Creek.

23live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Mill Creek goes to work

Anna8.3 mi away

22%5

Ullin6 mi away

4%1

Murphysboro29.8 mi away

4%1

Olney115 mi away

4%1

Mattoon155.3 mi away

4%1

Carbondale26.4 mi away

4%1

Chicago321.7 mi away

4%1

Springfield170.6 mi away

4%1

Mount Vernon, IN84.9 mi away

4%1

Jackson, MO22.2 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%9

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

How far

How far Mill Creek commutes

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

40%

15%

30%

40%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Mill Creek is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Mill Creek are

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

Jobs based in Mill Creek

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month10%

Over $3,333 a month80%

Jobs Mill Creek residents hold

23 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+150%

Jobs based in Mill Creek, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. 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.