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Jobs & commute in Hanaford

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hanaford works elsewhere

There are 25 jobs in Hanaford, against 131 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hanaford for work; outside it, Mount Vernon is the main destination (11%, 25 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

25 jobs based here
Household income
$61K
median · Illinois $83K
Poverty
12.3%
Illinois 11.8%
Unemployment
4.1%
Illinois 5.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
19 min
Illinois 28 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 131 working residents
Work from home
5%
Illinois 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Hanaford on a workday afternoon

On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.

131live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night320
Workday210
320live here− 130head out to work+ 25come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Hanaford on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Hanaford: the destinations

Freeman SpurBucknerHanafordNorth CityMcLeansboro: 3 residents work here (2%)West Frankfort: 6 residents work here (5%)Chester: 3 residents work here (2%)Benton: 12 residents work here (9%)LitchfieldMarion: 9 residents work here (7%)Carbondale: 4 residents work here (3%)Mount Vernon: 15 residents work here (11%)Belleville: 3 residents work here (2%)FarmingtonBrowning TownshipBenton TownshipCave Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Eastern Township: 11 residents work here (8%)Frankfort TownshipMount VernonBentonEastern TownshipMarionWest FrankfortCarbondaleHanaford
1
Mount Vernon25.2 mi away
11%15
2
Benton6.2 mi away
9%12
3
Eastern Township4.6 mi away
8%11
4
Marion16.4 mi away
7%9
5
West Frankfort6.7 mi away
5%6
6
Carbondale26.8 mi away
3%4
7
Cave Township5.1 mi away
3%4
8
McLeansboro18.4 mi away
2%3
9
Chester54.3 mi away
2%3
10
Belleville73.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%61
The top trips

Where Hanaford clocks in

11% of workers
25.2 mi awayMount Vernon15 Hanaford residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
6.2 mi awayBenton12 Hanaford residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Eastern Township
8% of workers
4.6 mi awayEastern Township11 Hanaford residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Hanaford: what the 25 are

Jobs based in HanafordJobs Hanaford residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%29%
Trade, transport & utilities96%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%27%
Over $3,333 a month48%59%

Who does it

29 or younger28%23%
30 to 5456%52%
55 and older16%25%
+47%

Jobs based in Hanaford, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 25. 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 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanaford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 19 minutes in Hanaford

A year of commuting
146 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hanaford19 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Hanaford workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hanaford gets to work
77%Drive alone
21%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 155 commuters (the 5% 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

Hanaford’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMount Vernon: 11% · 25.2 miBenton: 9% · 6.2 miEastern Township: 8% · 4.6 miMarion: 7% · 16.4 miWest Frankfort: 5% · 6.7 miCarbondale: 3% · 26.8 miCave Township: 3% · 5.1 miMcLeansboro: 2% · 18.4 miChester: 2% · 54.3 miBelleville: 2% · 73.9 miMount Vernon 11%Benton 9%Eastern Township 8%Marion 7%West Frankfort 5%Hanaford
HanafordTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi47 residents
22%10–24 mi29 residents
21%25–50 mi27 residents
21%Over 50 mi27 residents

About 21% 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

The towns around Hanaford

Benton Township: few work hereFrankfort Township: few work hereBenton TownshipFrankfort TownshipHanaford
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hanaford19 min
Benton Township24 min
Frankfort Township26 min
Benton Townshipunder 3% of HanafordFrankfort Townshipunder 3% of Hanaford

Jobs & commute next door

TownHanaford workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hanaford–——19 min$60,750
Benton Townshipunder 3%C−B24 min$55,610
Frankfort Townshipunder 3%DB−26 min$57,250

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hanaford’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hanaford: questions

What is the median household income in Hanaford?

$60,750 (±$13,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hanaford?

12.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hanaford?

19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hanaford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (11%, 25 mi), Benton (9%, 6 mi), Eastern Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hanaford without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hanaford, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hanaford

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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.