Work & commute · Robinson

Work & commute in Robinson, IL

43% of Robinson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Robinson (6%), Allison (2%) and Vincennes (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

43%

1,218 of 2,806 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 1,588 Robinson residents head out of town to work, 1,218 work right here, and 3,526 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Robinson.

1,588live here, work elsewhere

1,218live and work here

3,526work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Robinson goes to work

Robinson (in town)right here

43%1,218

Robinson1 mi away

6%162

Allison21.6 mi away

2%47

Vincennes, IN25.9 mi away

2%46

Olney27 mi away

2%44

Chicago195.4 mi away

2%43

Effingham44.5 mi away

1%41

Mattoon46.7 mi away

1%40

Lawrenceville19.7 mi away

1%35

Oblong9.5 mi away

1%30

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,100

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.

54%

14%

26%

54%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Robinson is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Robinson are

4,744 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

4,744 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Robinson residents hold

2,806 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−19%

Jobs based in Robinson, 2013 → 2023: 5,884 → 4,744. 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.