Work & commute · Panama

Work & commute in Panama, IL

Most working residents leave Panama for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (12%), Hillsboro (6%) and Springfield (6%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 101 working residents
Typical commute
36 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
30 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 101 Panama residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Panama.

101live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Panama goes to work

PanamaDonnellsonTaylor SpringsCarrolltonBreeseCarlyleMaryvilleGreenvilleHighlandLitchfieldHillsboroMattoonTinley ParkSpringfieldShoal CreekOld RipleyGreenvilleHillsboroSpringfieldHighlandMattoonMaryvilleTaylor SpringsBreeseCarlyleLitchfieldPanama
1
Greenville12.2 mi away
12%12
2
Hillsboro10.5 mi away
6%6
3
Springfield53.1 mi away
6%6
4
Highland19.9 mi away
4%4
5
Mattoon69.5 mi away
4%4
6
Maryville31.5 mi away
3%3
7
Taylor Springs7.3 mi away
2%2
8
Breese28.7 mi away
2%2
9
Carlyle29.2 mi away
2%2
10
Litchfield12.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%58

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

How far

How far Panama commutes

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

9%Under 10 mi
28%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
41%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Panama 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 Panama are

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

Jobs based in Panama

8 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities38%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Panama residents hold

101 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month50%