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Work & commute · Sand Ridge

Work & commute in Sand Ridge, IL

Most working residents leave Sand Ridge for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Carbondale (22%), Murphysboro (16%) and Marion (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 249 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
2%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 249 Sand Ridge residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sand Ridge.

249live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
51work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Sand Ridge goes to work

AvaGorhamSteelevilleAnnaMurphysboroChesterHerrinSpartaMarionCarbondaleNormalSpringfieldBradleyCarbondaleFountain BluffGrand TowerLevanMurphysboroSand RidgeSomersetCarbondaleMurphysboroMarionHerrinAnnaSpringfieldMurphysboroSpartaBradleySteelevilleSand Ridge
1
Carbondale11.6 mi away
22%56
2
Murphysboro6.4 mi away
16%40
3
Marion27.1 mi away
6%16
4
Herrin22.7 mi away
3%8
5
Anna21.3 mi away
3%7
6
Springfield143.1 mi away
3%7
7
Murphysboro6.7 mi away
2%5
8
Sparta32.8 mi away
2%4
9
Bradley14.8 mi away
2%4
10
Steeleville23.1 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%99

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

How far

How far Sand Ridge commutes

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

30%Under 10 mi
37%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Sand Ridge is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sand Ridge are

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

Jobs based in Sand Ridge

51 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities6%
Services (health, schools, offices…)75%
$1,250 a month or less59%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month6%

Jobs Sand Ridge residents hold

249 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+168%

Jobs based in Sand Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 51. 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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