Work & commute · Chemung

Work & commute in Chemung, IL

Most working residents leave Chemung for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Harvard (15%), Chicago (8%) and Woodstock (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

515 of 4,028 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 3,513 Chemung residents head out of town to work, 515 work right here, and 1,703 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chemung.

3,513live here, work elsewhere

515live and work here

1,703work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chemung goes to work

Harvard2.2 mi away

15%592

Chicago65.2 mi away

8%322

Woodstock14.8 mi away

6%231

McHenry19.9 mi away

3%129

Walworth, WI5.9 mi away

3%120

Rockford25.2 mi away

3%118

Crystal Lake22.1 mi away

3%115

Elgin33.1 mi away

2%71

Schaumburg41.2 mi away

1%50

Lake Geneva, WI14.3 mi away

1%47

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%2,233

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.

22%

31%

24%

23%

22%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chemung is a commuter town

0.55jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chemung are

2,218 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

2,218 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Chemung residents hold

4,028 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−6%

Jobs based in Chemung, 2013 → 2023: 2,371 → 2,218. 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.