Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Where Russellville earns its living
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%. Hardly any stay in Russellville for work; outside it, Vincennes is the main destination (21%, 10 miles). No jobs are based in Russellville in the Census job records; 66 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Russellville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Russellville on a workday afternoon, 73% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Russellville: the destinations
Where Russellville clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
6% 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 Russellville
of Russellville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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 it is to work from Russellville
About 36% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Russellville: questions
What is the median household income in Russellville?
$47,813 (±$18,093) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Russellville?
17.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Russellville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (21%, 10 mi), Lawrenceville (14%, 11 mi), Robinson (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Russellville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Russellville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Russellville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.