Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Most of Hurst commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Hurst for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (17%, 13 miles). 59 jobs are based in Hurst, and 232 of its residents work somewhere. 9% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hurst apart
Who leaves Hurst for work, and who comes in
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Hurst on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Hurst’s residents
Where Hurst clocks in
17% of workers
15% 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.
In Hurst, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hurst, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 59. 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 Hurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hurst’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hurst workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hurst
About 23% 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.
Hurst and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst | – | — | — | 28 min | $36,635 |
| De Soto Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 17 min | $70,848 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hurst’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 Hurst: questions
What is the median household income in Hurst?
$36,635 (±$13,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hurst?
31.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hurst?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hurst work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (17%, 13 mi), Carbondale (15%, 9 mi), Herrin (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hurst without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hurst
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.