Photo: Bradley Furlow · CC BY-SA 4.0Carbondale Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 13,320 people commute in to work
12% of workers work from home (Illinois 16%). There are 16,512 jobs in Carbondale Township for 7,889 working residents. The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carbondale Township at work: what stands out
Commutes from Carbondale Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Carbondale Township is where the jobs are
Carbondale Township has 16,512 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Carbondale Township and Carbondale trade workers both ways
Carbondale is the top workplace for Carbondale Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Carbondale Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Carbondale Township draws workers from far and wide
The 16,512 jobs in Carbondale Township are filled from a wide area. Carbondale Township’s own residents hold 19% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A young workforce
31% of Carbondale Township’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Commuting from Carbondale Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carbondale Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,782 commuters (the 12% 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.
How a workday changes Carbondale Township
On a workday 4,697 residents head out to work and 3,192 work right here.
About 33,000 people are in Carbondale Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more 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.
The daily trip into Carbondale Township
Where Carbondale Township clocks in
39% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Carbondale Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carbondale Township, 2014 → 2024: 16,957 → 16,512. 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 Carbondale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Carbondale Township
About 24% 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.
Carbondale Township and its neighbors: 39% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carbondale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $34,878 |
| Makanda Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $84,688 |
| Murphysboro Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 20 min | $52,687 |
| De Soto Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 17 min | $70,848 |
| Carbondale | 39% | D | A | 16 min | $32,128 |
| Pomona Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carbondale. Darker towns draw more of Carbondale Township’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 Carbondale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carbondale Township?
$34,878 (±$3,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carbondale Township?
33.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carbondale Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carbondale Township work?
40% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carbondale (39%, 1 mi), Marion (8%, 15 mi), Murphysboro (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carbondale Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carbondale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carbondale Township
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.