Work & commute · Vandalia

Work & commute in Vandalia, IL

About one in 4 of Vandalia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Effingham (6%), Springfield (4%) and Greenville (4%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

731 of 2,585 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 1,854 Vandalia residents head out of town to work, 731 work right here, and 2,197 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vandalia.

1,854live here, work elsewhere

731live and work here

2,197work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Vandalia goes to work

Vandalia (in town)right here

28%731

Effingham31.7 mi away

6%148

Springfield63.2 mi away

4%110

Greenville16.2 mi away

4%107

St. Elmo14.3 mi away

2%55

Chicago211.5 mi away

2%53

Mattoon53 mi away

2%43

Decatur61.6 mi away

2%41

Edwardsville48.9 mi away

1%32

Lafayette55.9 mi away

1%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%1,233

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

How far

How far Vandalia commutes

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

32%

12%

17%

39%

32%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Vandalia is balanced between jobs and homes

1.13jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Vandalia are

2,928 jobs are based in Vandalia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vandalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Vandalia

2,928 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month34%

Jobs Vandalia residents hold

2,585 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−18%

Jobs based in Vandalia, 2013 → 2023: 3,563 → 2,928. 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.