Work & commute · Algonquin

Work & commute in Algonquin, IL

Most working residents leave Algonquin for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (12%), Elgin (7%) and Schaumburg (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

594 of 14,340 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 13,746 Algonquin residents head out of town to work, 594 work right here, and 6,447 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Algonquin.

13,746live here, work elsewhere

594live and work here

6,447work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Algonquin goes to work

Chicago39.6 mi away

12%1,709

Elgin8.3 mi away

7%999

Schaumburg15.2 mi away

6%813

Crystal Lake5.1 mi away

4%641

Algonquin (in town)right here

4%594

Carpentersville2.9 mi away

4%543

Hoffman Estates11.2 mi away

2%306

Elk Grove Village20 mi away

2%295

Arlington Heights18 mi away

2%262

Huntley5.8 mi away

2%237

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%7,941

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.

29%

38%

27%

29%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Algonquin is a commuter town

0.49jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Algonquin are

7,041 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

7,041 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities42%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Algonquin residents hold

14,340 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+5%

Jobs based in Algonquin, 2013 → 2023: 6,737 → 7,041. 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.