Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How Freeman Spur works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Freeman Spur; the top destination outside it is Marion (27%, 9 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Freeman Spur has 97 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Freeman Spur by day
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Freeman Spur on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Freeman Spur: the destinations
Where Freeman Spur clocks in
27% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
About 18 minutes each way for Freeman Spur’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeman Spur workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 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.
The commute from Freeman Spur, by distance
About 16% 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.
Freeman Spur and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Denning Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeman Spur workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Spur | – | — | — | 18 min | $35,000 |
| Denning Township | 3% | D | B | 24 min | $52,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freeman Spur’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 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 Freeman Spur: questions
What is the median household income in Freeman Spur?
$35,000 (±$32,999) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeman Spur?
24.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeman Spur?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeman Spur work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (27%, 9 mi), Herrin (12%, 5 mi), Carbondale (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freeman Spur without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freeman Spur, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeman Spur
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.