Work & commute · Mount Erie

Work & commute in Mount Erie, IL

Most working residents leave Mount Erie for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fairfield (21%), Albion (11%) and Mount Vernon (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 125 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 125 Mount Erie residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Mount Erie.

125live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
90work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Mount Erie goes to work

XeniaAlbionFairfieldFloraOlneyUrbanaEffinghamMount VernonSpringfieldDeckerLamardMassilonMount ErieZifGroverIndian PrairieBarnhillJasperBig MoundElm RiverLeechFairfieldAlbionMount VernonFloraGroverUrbanaEffinghamSpringfieldBig MoundXeniaMount Erie
1
Fairfield15 mi away
21%26
2
Albion12.6 mi away
11%14
3
Mount Vernon42.9 mi away
6%8
4
Flora18.5 mi away
6%7
5
Grover14.2 mi away
5%6
6
Urbana108.9 mi away
3%4
7
Effingham45.3 mi away
2%3
8
Springfield117.2 mi away
2%3
9
Big Mound20.1 mi away
2%3
10
Xenia25.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%49

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

How far

How far Mount Erie commutes

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

2%Under 10 mi
53%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Mount Erie is a commuter town

0.72jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Mount Erie are

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

Jobs based in Mount Erie

90 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)52%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)34%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%
Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Mount Erie residents hold

125 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month50%