Making a living in Old Ripley
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%). Hardly any work in Old Ripley; the top destination outside it is Greenville (22%, 10 miles). No jobs are based in Old Ripley in the Census job records; 27 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Old Ripley
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Old Ripley on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Old Ripley: the destinations
Where Old Ripley clocks in
22% 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.
Working from home in Old Ripley
of Old Ripley workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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.
Half of Old Ripley commutes less than 20 miles
About 37% 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.
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 Old Ripley: questions
What is the median household income in Old Ripley?
$62,188 (±$32,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Ripley?
13.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Old Ripley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (22%, 10 mi), Highland (11%, 10 mi), St. Elmo (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Ripley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Ripley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Ripley
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.