Work & commute · Chemung

Work & commute in Chemung, IL

Most working residents leave Chemung for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Harvard (12%), Chicago (8%) and Crystal Lake (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 146 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 146 Chemung residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chemung.

146live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

94work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chemung goes to work

Harvard2.4 mi away

12%18

Chicago64.2 mi away

8%12

Crystal Lake21.1 mi away

5%8

Woodstock13.8 mi away

4%6

Walworth, WI8.7 mi away

4%6

Waukegan40.6 mi away

2%3

Schaumburg40 mi away

2%3

Aurora49 mi away

2%3

Rockford23.1 mi away

2%3

Union14.1 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%82

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

How far

How far Chemung commutes

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

20%

28%

27%

25%

20%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chemung is a commuter town

0.64jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chemung are

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

Jobs based in Chemung

94 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)97%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less3%

$1,251–$3,333 a month12%

Over $3,333 a month85%

Jobs Chemung residents hold

146 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+292%

Jobs based in Chemung, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 94. 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.