Work & commute · Burr Ridge

Work & commute in Burr Ridge, IL

Most working residents leave Burr Ridge for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (28%), Downers Grove (3%) and Oak Brook (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

210 of 4,781 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

29%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,571 Burr Ridge residents head out of town to work, 210 work right here, and 13,849 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Burr Ridge.

4,571live here, work elsewhere

210live and work here

13,849work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Burr Ridge goes to work

Chicago13.6 mi away

28%1,336

Burr Ridge (in town)right here

4%210

Downers Grove6.1 mi away

3%128

Oak Brook6.3 mi away

3%120

Hinsdale3.7 mi away

2%115

Willowbrook1.8 mi away

2%100

Naperville12.5 mi away

2%93

Schaumburg21.2 mi away

2%90

Westmont4.2 mi away

2%83

La Grange4.7 mi away

1%69

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%2,437

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

How far

How far Burr Ridge commutes

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

40%

51%

40%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Burr Ridge is a job hub

2.94jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Burr Ridge are

14,059 jobs are based in Burr Ridge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burr Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Burr Ridge

14,059 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs Burr Ridge residents hold

4,781 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+29%

Jobs based in Burr Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 10,866 → 14,059. 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.