Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow Burnt Prairie works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in Burnt Prairie in the Census job records; 10 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Burnt Prairie itself; outside it, Carmi draws the most (20%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Burnt Prairie by day
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Burnt Prairie on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Burnt Prairie to work: where people go
Where Burnt Prairie clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The daily trip from Burnt Prairie: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burnt Prairie workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Burnt Prairie to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Burnt Prairie: questions
What is the poverty rate in Burnt Prairie?
23.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burnt Prairie?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burnt Prairie work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carmi (20%, 12 mi), Patoka Township (20%, 37 mi), West City (10%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burnt Prairie without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burnt Prairie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burnt Prairie
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.