Work & commute · South Otter

Work & commute in South Otter, IL

Most working residents leave South Otter for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Carlinville (24%), Springfield (19%) and Alton (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 163 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 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 162 South Otter residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Otter.

162live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Otter goes to work

Carlinville7.8 mi away

24%39

Springfield30.1 mi away

19%31

Alton36.9 mi away

3%5

Edwardsville41.9 mi away

3%5

Virden9.5 mi away

2%4

Auburn14.4 mi away

2%3

Roxana40.4 mi away

2%3

Litchfield18.3 mi away

2%3

Carlinville6 mi away

2%3

Girard5.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%65

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

How far

How far South Otter commutes

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

29%

16%

35%

20%

29%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Otter is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Otter are

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

Jobs based in South Otter

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)90%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)10%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs South Otter residents hold

163 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+11%

Jobs based in South Otter, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 20. 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.