Making a living in El Dara
No jobs are based in El Dara in the Census job records; 36 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in El Dara itself; outside it, Pleasant Hill draws the most (8%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through El Dara
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in El Dara on a workday afternoon, 59% 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.
Where El Dara goes to work
Where El Dara clocks in
6% 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 trip to work from El Dara: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of El Dara workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from El Dara
About 35% 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 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 El Dara: questions
What is the median household income in El Dara?
$58,125 (±$13,958) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in El Dara?
18.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from El Dara?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in El Dara work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pleasant Hill (8%, 14 mi), Atlas Township (8%, 6 mi), Pittsfield (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around El Dara 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 El Dara, from the people who make the trip.
More of El Dara
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.