How Ripley works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Hardly any work in Ripley; the top destination outside it is Mount Sterling (20%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ripley by day
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Ripley on a workday afternoon, 69% 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.
The towns that employ Ripley’s residents
Where Ripley clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Ripley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ripley workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
Ripley’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 Ripley
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ripley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ripley Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Woodstock Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ripley Township and Woodstock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ripley’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 Ripley: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ripley?
31.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ripley?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ripley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Sterling (20%, 7 mi), Quincy (11%, 40 mi), Versailles (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ripley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 46% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ripley, from the people who make the trip.
More of 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.