Most of Carbon Hill commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Carbon Hill report 16 jobs, against 186 working residents. 2% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Carbon Hill
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Carbon Hill on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Coal City
Where Carbon Hill clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
In Carbon Hill, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carbon Hill, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 16. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Carbon Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Carbon Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carbon Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where in the region Carbon Hill works
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
11% of Carbon Hill works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carbon Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Hill | – | — | — | 23 min | $103,125 |
| Coal City | 11% | B | B | 27 min | $72,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coal City. Darker towns draw more of Carbon Hill’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Carbon Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Carbon Hill?
$103,125 (±$19,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carbon Hill?
5.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carbon Hill?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carbon Hill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coal City (11%, 2 mi), Joliet (8%, 17 mi), Chicago (8%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carbon Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carbon Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carbon Hill
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.