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Jobs & commute in Mulkeytown

Mulkeytown has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 1 jobs in Mulkeytown; 61 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mulkeytown for work; outside it, Christopher is the main destination (13%, 3 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.

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

Day and night

In and out of Mulkeytown on a workday

On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

61live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday57
120live here− 61head out to work+ 1come in to work= 57on a workday

About 57 people are in Mulkeytown on a workday afternoon, 51% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Out of Mulkeytown to work: where people go

Christopher: 8 residents work here (13%)Ina: 2 residents work here (3%)Murphysboro: 2 residents work here (3%)Benton: 4 residents work here (7%)Du Quoin: 2 residents work here (3%)SalemHerrin: 4 residents work here (7%)Marion: 4 residents work here (7%)Carbondale: 4 residents work here (7%)Mount Vernon: 4 residents work here (7%)Eastern Township: 2 residents work here (3%)MulkeytownChristopherBentonHerrinMarionCarbondaleMount VernonMulkeytown
1
Christopher3 mi away
13%8
2
Benton10.8 mi away
7%4
3
Herrin12.8 mi away
7%4
4
Marion18.9 mi away
7%4
5
Carbondale18.5 mi away
7%4
6
Mount Vernon25.7 mi away
7%4
7
Ina16.5 mi away
3%2
8
Murphysboro18.8 mi away
3%2
9
Du Quoin7 mi away
3%2
103%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%25
The top trips

Where Mulkeytown clocks in

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 Mulkeytown: what the 1 are

Jobs based in MulkeytownJobs Mulkeytown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities100%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%34%
Over $3,333 a month0%49%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 54100%56%
55 and older0%18%
−88%

Jobs based in Mulkeytown, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 1. 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 Mulkeytown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Mulkeytown

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Mulkeytown gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 20 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Mulkeytown

10 mi25 mi30 miChristopher: 13% · 3 miBenton: 7% · 10.8 miHerrin: 7% · 12.8 miMarion: 7% · 18.9 miCarbondale: 7% · 18.5 miMount Vernon: 7% · 25.7 miIna: 3% · 16.5 miMurphysboro: 3% · 18.8 miDu Quoin: 3% · 7 miEastern Township: 3% · 19 miChristopher 13%Benton 7%Herrin 7%Marion 7%Carbondale 7%Mulkeytown
MulkeytownTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi14 residents
45%10–24 mi27 residents
17%25–50 mi10 residents
15%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 15% 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.

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 Mulkeytown: questions

What is the median household income in Mulkeytown?

$32,438 (±$6,434) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mulkeytown?

31.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Mulkeytown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Christopher (13%, 3 mi), Benton (7%, 11 mi), Herrin (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mulkeytown without a car?

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

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Mulkeytown

Mulkeytown home →

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.