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Work & commute · Robinson

Work & commute in Robinson, IL

47% of Robinson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Robinson (41%), Oblong (2%) and Vincennes (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
47%
1,709 of 3,668 working residents
Typical commute
7 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
13 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,959 Robinson residents head out of town to work, 1,709 work right here, and 3,795 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Robinson.

1,959live here, work elsewhere
1,709live and work here
3,795work here, live elsewhere
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Where Robinson goes to work

PalestineOblongLawrencevilleRobinsonOlneyMattoonEffinghamChicagoVincennesAllisonHutsonvilleLamotteMontgomeryRobinsonOblongPrairieHoney CreekRobinsonOblongVincennesOlneyChicagoAllisonEffinghamMattoonLawrencevilleRobinson
1
Robinson1 mi away
41%1,496
2
Robinson (in town)right here
6%213
3
Oblong8.6 mi away
2%69
4
Vincennes, IN26.7 mi away
2%59
5
Olney26.7 mi away
1%55
6
Chicago195 mi away
1%55
7
Allison22.3 mi away
1%55
8
Effingham43.6 mi away
1%51
9
Mattoon45.8 mi away
1%49
10
Lawrenceville20.2 mi away
1%44
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%1,522

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

How far

How far Robinson commutes

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

53%Under 10 mi
8%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Robinson is a job hub

1.50jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Robinson are

5,504 jobs are based in Robinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Robinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Robinson

5,504 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)39%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Robinson residents hold

3,668 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month56%
−14%

Jobs based in Robinson, 2013 → 2023: 6,406 → 5,504. 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.

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