With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Venedy works elsewhere
Employers in Venedy report 11 jobs, and 52 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Venedy for work; outside it, Okawville is the main destination (15%, 6 miles). 8% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Venedy quiets down on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Venedy on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Venedy: the destinations
Where Venedy clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Venedy
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Venedy, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 11. 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 Venedy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Venedy workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Venedy
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 Venedy: questions
What is the median household income in Venedy?
$86,250 (±$47,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Venedy?
2.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Venedy?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Venedy work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Okawville (15%, 6 mi), Nashville (12%, 14 mi), Fairview Heights (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Venedy 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 Venedy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Venedy
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.