Work & commute · Alton

Work & commute in Alton, IN

Most working residents leave Alton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Albany (20%), Bloomington (20%) and Harrison (13%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 15 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 15 Alton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alton.

15live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alton goes to work

New Albany34.9 mi away

20%3

Bloomington72.3 mi away

20%3

Harrison14.9 mi away

13%2

Leavenworth6.7 mi away

7%1

Jasper34 mi away

7%1

Whiskey Run15.7 mi away

7%1

Center115.4 mi away

7%1

Oil9.5 mi away

7%1

Floyds Knobs32.5 mi away

7%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

7%1

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

How far

How far Alton commutes

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

29%

36%

29%

7%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alton is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Alton are

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

Jobs based in Alton

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less60%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Alton residents hold

15 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

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.