Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Work and commuting in Gorham
Hardly any work in Gorham itself; outside it, Carbondale draws the most (17%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Gorham, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Gorham 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.
Out of Gorham to work: where people go
Where Gorham clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Gorham: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gorham workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 0% 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 far it is to work from Gorham
About 28% 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.
Next door to Gorham
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gorham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham | – | — | — | 35 min | $55,938 |
| Sand Ridge Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fountain Bluff Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Ridge Township and Fountain Bluff Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gorham’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 Gorham: questions
What is the median household income in Gorham?
$55,938 (±$18,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gorham?
18.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gorham?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gorham work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carbondale (17%, 14 mi), Anna (7%, 22 mi), Murphysboro (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gorham without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gorham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gorham
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.