Work & commute · Algonquin

Work & commute in Algonquin, IL

Most working residents leave Algonquin for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (12%), Crystal Lake (8%) and Elgin (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14%

6,188 of 43,889 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 37,701 Algonquin residents head out of town to work, 6,188 work right here, and 23,824 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Algonquin.

37,701live here, work elsewhere

6,188live and work here

23,824work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Algonquin goes to work

Chicago39.4 mi away

12%5,446

Crystal Lake3.8 mi away

8%3,510

Elgin11.3 mi away

5%2,079

Schaumburg15.4 mi away

4%1,900

Cary1.7 mi away

4%1,677

Algonquin3.6 mi away

2%1,031

McHenry9.5 mi away

2%902

Carpentersville5.3 mi away

2%825

Arlington Heights16.7 mi away

2%746

Elk Grove Village19.8 mi away

2%742

Everywhere elseother towns and states

57%25,031

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Algonquin commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

31%

36%

28%

31%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Algonquin is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Algonquin are

30,012 jobs are based in Algonquin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Algonquin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Algonquin

30,012 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Algonquin residents hold

43,889 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+11%

Jobs based in Algonquin, 2013 → 2023: 27,136 → 30,012. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.