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The most common industries in East Alton are: Health care (9.8% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (7.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.1% of civilian employees). 71.5% of workers work in Madison County and 8.2% of all workers work at home. 62.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.8% less than the rate of 68.3% across the entire state of Illinois.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of East Alton, Illinois was 6,830 / 5,746
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of East Alton, Illinois was 6,830 / 5,746
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 9.8% (273) | 1.5% (22) | 19.3% (251) |
Metal and metal products | 7.7% (214) | 12.6% (188) | 2.0% (26) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.1% (197) | 3.8% (57) | 10.8% (140) |
Construction | 6.5% (182) | 11.3% (168) | 1.1% (14) |
Educational services | 5.3% (149) | 2.4% (35) | 8.8% (114) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.3% (147) | 6.6% (98) | 3.8% (49) |
Public administration | 5.0% (139) | 6.7% (100) | 3.0% (39) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.9% (110) | 1.3% (20) | 6.9% (90) |
Repair and maintenance | 3.9% (108) | 6.6% (98) | 0.8% (10) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.3% (92) | 2.9% (43) | 3.8% (49) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.1% (86) | 2.9% (43) | 3.3% (43) |
Finance and insurance | 2.9% (82) | 1.7% (25) | 4.4% (57) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.8% (77) | 5.2% (77) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.7% (75) | 2.9% (43) | 2.5% (32) |
Social assistance | 2.3% (64) | 1.5% (23) | 3.2% (41) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.2% (61) | 1.1% (17) | 3.4% (44) |
Truck transportation | 2.1% (59) | 2.8% (42) | 1.3% (17) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.6% (44) | 1.8% (27) | 1.3% (17) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.6% (44) | 0.0% (0) | 3.4% (44) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.4% (38) | 1.5% (22) | 1.2% (16) |
Transportation equipment | 1.3% (37) | 2.1% (31) | 0.5% (6) |
Petroleum and coal products | 1.1% (30) | 2.0% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.0% (27) | 1.1% (17) | 0.8% (10) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (27) | 1.0% (15) | 0.9% (12) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (25) | 0.7% (11) | 1.1% (14) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (22) | 1.5% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.8% (22) | 0.3% (5) | 1.3% (17) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.8% (21) | 0.7% (11) | 0.8% (10) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (21) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (19) | 0.7% (11) | 0.6% (8) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (19) | 0.6% (9) | 0.8% (10) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (18) | 1.2% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.6% (18) | 1.2% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 0.6% (16) | 0.5% (7) | 0.7% (9) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.6% (16) | 0.6% (9) | 0.5% (7) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (16) | 1.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.5% (15) | 1.0% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (14) | 0.4% (6) | 0.6% (8) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (14) | 0.5% (7) | 0.5% (7) |
Water transportation | 0.5% (14) | 0.9% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.5% (13) | 0.2% (3) | 0.8% (10) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (11) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.4% (10) | 0.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail florists | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (10) |
Rail transportation | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
Wood products | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Air transportation | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
Management of companies and enterprises | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in East Alton
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.3%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 29.1%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 50.5%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 9.7%Males
- 4.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 6.5% (170) |
Illinois: | 6.0% (313,385) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
East Alton: | 3.0% (80) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (226,583) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 5.2% (136) |
Illinois: | 4.9% (254,951) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
East Alton: | 6.1% (159) |
Illinois: | 8.9% (466,416) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 9.3% (245) |
Illinois: | 9.3% (484,300) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
East Alton: | 13.6% (357) |
Illinois: | 14.3% (746,798) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 20.3% (532) |
Illinois: | 11.5% (597,236) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
East Alton: | 6.8% (179) |
Illinois: | 11.2% (585,810) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 2.2% (58) |
Illinois: | 5.2% (271,981) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 11.2% (292) |
Illinois: | 6.0% (310,820) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
East Alton: | 2.2% (57) |
Illinois: | 1.4% (74,140) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
East Alton: | 6.3% (165) |
Illinois: | 7.6% (397,128) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
East Alton: | 7.2% (188) |
Illinois: | 6.3% (328,692) |
<5am:
East Alton: | 4.5% (124) |
Illinois: | 3.6% (205,429) |
5:30am:
East Alton: | 2.6% (72) |
Illinois: | 3.5% (199,483) |
6am:
East Alton: | 6.6% (180) |
Illinois: | 4.8% (274,395) |
6:30am:
East Alton: | 8.9% (245) |
Illinois: | 9.3% (532,224) |
7am:
East Alton: | 7.8% (214) |
Illinois: | 10.3% (593,196) |
7:30am:
East Alton: | 14.6% (400) |
Illinois: | 14.1% (808,399) |
8am:
East Alton: | 13.9% (381) |
Illinois: | 14.5% (834,444) |
8:30am:
East Alton: | 9.2% (252) |
Illinois: | 10.2% (588,282) |
9am:
East Alton: | 5.5% (152) |
Illinois: | 4.6% (266,648) |
10am:
East Alton: | 3.0% (82) |
Illinois: | 4.7% (269,854) |
11am:
East Alton: | 2.0% (55) |
Illinois: | 2.1% (118,418) |
12pm:
East Alton: | 0.9% (24) |
Illinois: | 1.0% (59,913) |
4pm:
East Alton: | 9.4% (257) |
Illinois: | 7.4% (425,049) |
>4pm:
East Alton: | 9.4% (258) |
Illinois: | 6.8% (393,506) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 7.0% (88) |
Illinois: | 7.8% (217,984) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 4.9% (63) |
Illinois: | 5.9% (165,953) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 1.6% (20) |
Illinois: | 6.1% (170,969) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 10.7% (135) |
Illinois: | 10.5% (292,003) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 15.5% (196) |
Illinois: | 9.4% (261,362) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 7.5% (95) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (360,098) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 20.9% (266) |
Illinois: | 9.5% (265,464) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 2.5% (32) |
Illinois: | 10.1% (280,890) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 1.3% (16) |
Illinois: | 4.4% (122,100) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 13.0% (165) |
Illinois: | 5.1% (141,789) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 7.5% (95) |
Illinois: | 8.0% (224,733) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
East Alton: | 7.3% (92) |
Illinois: | 6.4% (179,820) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 5.8% (78) |
Illinois: | 3.9% (95,401) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 8.3% (112) |
Illinois: | 3.5% (83,982) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 1.9% (25) |
Illinois: | 7.2% (174,413) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 2.2% (29) |
Illinois: | 9.2% (222,938) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 19.0% (256) |
Illinois: | 16.0% (386,700) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 20.0% (270) |
Illinois: | 13.7% (331,772) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 10.2% (138) |
Illinois: | 12.6% (304,920) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 3.2% (43) |
Illinois: | 6.2% (149,881) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 9.7% (130) |
Illinois: | 7.0% (169,031) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 4.0% (54) |
Illinois: | 1.5% (36,122) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 5.2% (70) |
Illinois: | 7.1% (172,395) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
East Alton: | 7.1% (95) |
Illinois: | 6.2% (148,872) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.5%
Number of people working at home: 244 (8.2% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,719 (+39.8%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 441 (16.1%)
Number of people working at home: 244 (8.2% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,719 (+39.8%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 441 (16.1%)
Less than 5 minutes:
East Alton: | 3.7% (121) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (151,500) |
5 to 9 minutes:
East Alton: | 18.5% (608) |
Illinois: | 9.3% (484,780) |
10 to 14 minutes:
East Alton: | 18.5% (610) |
Illinois: | 12.6% (654,154) |
15 to 19 minutes:
East Alton: | 18.7% (617) |
Illinois: | 13.4% (697,690) |
20 to 24 minutes:
East Alton: | 9.6% (315) |
Illinois: | 12.7% (661,266) |
25 to 29 minutes:
East Alton: | 4.6% (152) |
Illinois: | 6.6% (345,772) |
30 to 34 minutes:
East Alton: | 7.2% (239) |
Illinois: | 14.0% (729,633) |
35 to 39 minutes:
East Alton: | 2.4% (78) |
Illinois: | 3.6% (189,131) |
40 to 44 minutes:
East Alton: | 3.0% (99) |
Illinois: | 4.6% (241,655) |
45 to 59 minutes:
East Alton: | 7.8% (258) |
Illinois: | 9.9% (515,517) |
60 to 89 minutes:
East Alton: | 3.9% (127) |
Illinois: | 7.5% (392,412) |
90 or more minutes:
East Alton: | 3.0% (97) |
Illinois: | 2.7% (139,001) |
Less than 5 minutes:
East Alton: | 3.7% (101) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (183,600) |
5 to 9 minutes:
East Alton: | 17.4% (477) |
Illinois: | 10.2% (587,746) |
10 to 14 minutes:
East Alton: | 18.7% (514) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (743,149) |
15 to 19 minutes:
East Alton: | 14.3% (392) |
Illinois: | 13.0% (748,578) |
20 to 24 minutes:
East Alton: | 9.8% (270) |
Illinois: | 12.2% (703,743) |
25 to 29 minutes:
East Alton: | 2.0% (55) |
Illinois: | 5.2% (298,361) |
30 to 34 minutes:
East Alton: | 10.0% (274) |
Illinois: | 12.9% (741,188) |
35 to 39 minutes:
East Alton: | 3.4% (92) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (165,521) |
40 to 44 minutes:
East Alton: | 5.0% (138) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (244,350) |
45 to 59 minutes:
East Alton: | 8.9% (245) |
Illinois: | 9.6% (551,290) |
60 to 89 minutes:
East Alton: | 4.4% (122) |
Illinois: | 7.5% (432,921) |
90 or more minutes:
East Alton: | 0.6% (16) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (168,793) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 2.3% (52) |
Illinois: | 2.6% (74,189) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 18.0% (403) |
Illinois: | 8.4% (236,590) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 16.0% (358) |
Illinois: | 11.7% (327,032) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 21.9% (489) |
Illinois: | 12.6% (352,436) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 9.0% (201) |
Illinois: | 12.7% (354,987) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 5.0% (112) |
Illinois: | 6.6% (186,300) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 5.5% (123) |
Illinois: | 14.4% (404,047) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 3.4% (77) |
Illinois: | 3.8% (105,284) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 4.2% (94) |
Illinois: | 4.9% (137,110) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 7.4% (165) |
Illinois: | 10.7% (299,173) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 5.3% (118) |
Illinois: | 8.5% (238,838) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
East Alton: | 3.8% (84) |
Illinois: | 3.1% (85,766) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 5.6% (60) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (77,311) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 20.0% (216) |
Illinois: | 10.3% (248,190) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 23.4% (253) |
Illinois: | 13.6% (327,122) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 14.2% (154) |
Illinois: | 14.4% (345,254) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 10.7% (115) |
Illinois: | 12.8% (306,279) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 3.7% (40) |
Illinois: | 6.6% (159,472) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 10.5% (114) |
Illinois: | 13.6% (325,586) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 0.6% (6) |
Illinois: | 3.5% (83,847) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 0.9% (9) |
Illinois: | 4.4% (104,545) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 8.4% (91) |
Illinois: | 9.0% (216,344) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 1.5% (16) |
Illinois: | 6.4% (153,574) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
East Alton: | 1.2% (13) |
Illinois: | 2.2% (53,235) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
East Alton: | 90.1% (3,083) |
Illinois: | 78.4% (1,864,540) |
Carpooled:
East Alton: | 5.4% (185) |
Illinois: | 9.4% (240,564) |
Walked:
East Alton: | 2.4% (82) |
Illinois: | 3.1% (75,886) |
Other means:
East Alton: | 2.1% (71) |
Illinois: | 1.7% (40,328) |
Drove car alone:
East Alton: | 83.1% (2,283) |
Illinois: | 73.2% (4,207,339) |
Carpooled:
East Alton: | 11.7% (320) |
Illinois: | 10.9% (625,411) |
Bus or trolley bus:
East Alton: | 0.8% (22) |
Illinois: | 3.6% (207,517) |
Walked:
East Alton: | 1.6% (43) |
Illinois: | 3.1% (180,119) |
Other means:
East Alton: | 1.0% (28) |
Illinois: | 0.7% (37,823) |
Drove car alone - Males:
East Alton: | 96.5% (2,220) |
Illinois: | 79.1% (1,864,540) |
Carpooled - Males:
East Alton: | 1.0% (23) |
Illinois: | 8.9% (240,564) |
Walked - Males:
East Alton: | 1.1% (26) |
Illinois: | 3.1% (75,886) |
Other means - Males:
East Alton: | 1.3% (31) |
Illinois: | 1.7% (40,328) |
Drove car alone - Females:
East Alton: | 77.7% (885) |
Illinois: | 77.7% (1,864,540) |
Carpooled - Females:
East Alton: | 14.0% (159) |
Illinois: | 10.0% (240,564) |
Walked - Females:
East Alton: | 4.9% (55) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (75,886) |
Other means - Females:
East Alton: | 3.5% (40) |
Illinois: | 1.7% (40,328) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
East Alton: | 85.9% (2,151) |
Illinois: | 89.3% (4,089,987) |
In 2 person carpool:
East Alton: | 9.1% (227) |
Illinois: | 7.9% (361,887) |
In 4 person carpool:
East Alton: | 1.8% (45) |
Illinois: | 0.7% (31,281) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
East Alton: | 3.3% (82) |
Illinois: | 0.3% (13,813) |
Drove alone:
East Alton: | 87.7% (2,283) |
Illinois: | 87.1% (4,207,339) |
In 2 person carpool:
East Alton: | 9.2% (240) |
Illinois: | 10.0% (484,652) |
In 3 person carpool:
East Alton: | 2.6% (67) |
Illinois: | 1.7% (84,139) |
In 4 person carpool:
East Alton: | 0.5% (13) |
Illinois: | 0.6% (30,865) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
East Alton: | 62.8% (1,855) |
Illinois: | 68.3% (4,298,982) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
East Alton: | 2.5% (73) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (267,866) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
East Alton: | 13.8% (407) |
Illinois: | 9.5% (597,909) |
Local government workers:
East Alton: | 6.8% (200) |
Illinois: | 7.8% (491,805) |
State government workers:
East Alton: | 2.9% (84) |
Illinois: | 3.3% (207,590) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
East Alton: | 11.3% (335) |
Illinois: | 4.7% (295,989) |
Employee of private company:
East Alton: | 75.4% (2,104) |
Illinois: | 70.3% (4,102,786) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
East Alton: | 2.0% (57) |
Illinois: | 3.2% (184,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
East Alton: | 7.6% (212) |
Illinois: | 8.3% (484,163) |
Local government workers:
East Alton: | 4.7% (130) |
Illinois: | 6.8% (395,132) |
State government workers:
East Alton: | 3.9% (110) |
Illinois: | 3.8% (220,995) |
Federal government workers:
East Alton: | 1.0% (29) |
Illinois: | 2.1% (121,776) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
East Alton: | 4.9% (137) |
Illinois: | 5.3% (307,691) |
Unpaid family workers:
East Alton: | 0.4% (10) |
Illinois: | 0.3% (15,661) |
Employee of private company - Males:
East Alton: | 69.8% (1,008) |
Illinois: | 72.3% (2,390,375) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
East Alton: | 1.2% (17) |
Illinois: | 5.4% (179,821) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
East Alton: | 5.7% (82) |
Illinois: | 6.2% (205,628) |
Local government workers - Males:
East Alton: | 1.5% (22) |
Illinois: | 5.9% (193,630) |
State government workers - Males:
East Alton: | 1.4% (20) |
Illinois: | 3.0% (98,934) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
East Alton: | 20.4% (294) |
Illinois: | 5.1% (167,665) |
Employee of private company - Females:
East Alton: | 56.0% (847) |
Illinois: | 63.9% (1,908,607) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
East Alton: | 3.7% (57) |
Illinois: | 2.9% (88,045) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
East Alton: | 21.5% (325) |
Illinois: | 13.1% (392,281) |
Local government workers - Females:
East Alton: | 11.8% (178) |
Illinois: | 10.0% (298,175) |
State government workers - Females:
East Alton: | 4.3% (64) |
Illinois: | 3.6% (108,656) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
East Alton: | 2.7% (41) |
Illinois: | 4.3% (128,324) |