Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Makanda has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Makanda has 19 jobs; 193 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Makanda for work; outside it, Carbondale is the main destination (36%, 7 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Makanda by day
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Makanda on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Makanda goes to work
Where Makanda clocks in
36% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Makanda: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Makanda, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 19. 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 Makanda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Makanda’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Makanda workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Makanda
About 20% 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.
The towns around Makanda
The biggest share goes to Makanda Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Makanda workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | – | — | — | 24 min | $79,000 |
| Makanda Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $84,688 |
| Pomona Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Makanda’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 Makanda: questions
What is the median household income in Makanda?
$79,000 (±$13,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Makanda?
8.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Makanda?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Makanda work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carbondale (36%, 7 mi), Marion (10%, 18 mi), Anna (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Makanda without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Makanda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Makanda
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.