Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Chrisney commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). 40 jobs are based in Chrisney, against 218 working residents. Hardly any work in Chrisney; the top destination outside it is Evansville (11%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chrisney at work: what stands out
Chrisney is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Chrisney, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chrisney has about 290 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chrisney’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Chrisney is Evansville, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Chrisney workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Chrisney by day
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Chrisney on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How many miles Chrisney commutes
About 16% 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 long Chrisney spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chrisney workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Chrisney’s residents
Where Chrisney clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Chrisney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chrisney, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 40. 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 Chrisney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Chrisney: questions
What is the median household income in Chrisney?
$55,625 (±$16,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chrisney?
11.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chrisney?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chrisney work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (11%, 28 mi), Jasper (9%, 27 mi), Carter Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chrisney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chrisney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chrisney
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.