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Work & commute in Sesser, IL

Most working residents leave Sesser for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (21%), Marion (7%) and Benton (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
31 of 715 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
35 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 684 Sesser residents head out of town to work, 31 work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sesser.

684live here, work elsewhere
31live and work here
153work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Sesser goes to work

SesserValierChristopherInaBentonHarrisburgDu QuoinMarionCarbondaleMount VernonSpringfieldMcClellanBrowningBarrenTyroneGoodeMount VernonMarionBentonGoodeCarbondaleInaHarrisburgDu QuoinSpringfieldSesser
1
Mount Vernon17.1 mi away
21%153
2
Marion25.3 mi away
7%52
3
Benton9 mi away
6%43
4
Goode1.9 mi away
6%43
5
Sesser (in town)right here
4%31
6
Carbondale27.1 mi away
3%23
7
Ina9 mi away
2%15
8
Harrisburg36.8 mi away
2%14
9
Du Quoin11.6 mi away
2%14
10
Springfield121.8 mi away
2%14
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%313

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

How far

How far Sesser commutes

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

22%Under 10 mi
39%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Sesser is a commuter town

0.26jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sesser are

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

Jobs based in Sesser

184 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less28%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%
Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Sesser residents hold

715 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+3%

Jobs based in Sesser, 2013 → 2023: 179 → 184. 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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