Work & commute · Chicago Ridge

Work & commute in Chicago Ridge, IL

Most working residents leave Chicago Ridge for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (32%), Oak Lawn (5%) and Bedford Park (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

242 of 5,577 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,335 Chicago Ridge residents head out of town to work, 242 work right here, and 4,868 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chicago Ridge.

5,335live here, work elsewhere

242live and work here

4,868work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chicago Ridge goes to work

Chicago10.4 mi away

32%1,763

Oak Lawn1.6 mi away

5%258

Chicago Ridge (in town)right here

4%242

Bedford Park4.5 mi away

3%141

Bridgeview2.9 mi away

2%134

Orland Park7.8 mi away

2%107

Alsip3.2 mi away

2%98

Oak Brook12.8 mi away

1%76

Downers Grove14 mi away

1%75

Tinley Park9.4 mi away

1%73

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%2,610

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

How far

How far Chicago Ridge commutes

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

39%

49%

39%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chicago Ridge is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Chicago Ridge are

5,110 jobs are based in Chicago Ridge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chicago Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Chicago Ridge

5,110 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Chicago Ridge residents hold

5,577 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+2%

Jobs based in Chicago Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 5,015 → 5,110. 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.