Work & commute · Otter Creek

Work & commute in Otter Creek, IL

Most working residents leave Otter Creek for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Jerseyville (15%), Alton (10%) and St. Louis (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 444 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 442 Otter Creek residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Otter Creek.

442live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Otter Creek goes to work

Jerseyville6.9 mi away

15%68

Alton17 mi away

10%46

St. Louis, MO29.5 mi away

4%19

Grafton4.6 mi away

3%15

Edwardsville28.7 mi away

3%14

East Alton19.6 mi away

3%13

Jersey9.3 mi away

3%13

Springfield66 mi away

3%12

Granite City26.6 mi away

2%11

Bethalto22 mi away

2%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%223

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

How far

How far Otter Creek commutes

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

24%

32%

29%

14%

24%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Otter Creek is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Otter Creek are

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

Jobs based in Otter Creek

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Otter Creek residents hold

444 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+80%

Jobs based in Otter Creek, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 9. 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.