Work & commute · Como

Work & commute in Como, IL

Most working residents leave Como for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sterling (26%), Sterling (7%) and Rock Falls (7%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 228 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 227 Como residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Como.

227live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Como goes to work

Sterling4.2 mi away

26%60

Sterling5.2 mi away

7%17

Rock Falls3.7 mi away

7%16

Dixon15.7 mi away

6%14

Hopkins3.1 mi away

6%13

Morrison10.5 mi away

2%5

Chicago107.3 mi away

2%5

Dixon17.2 mi away

2%5

Coleta9.5 mi away

2%4

Dubuque, IA69.9 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%85

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

How far

How far Como commutes

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

54%

16%

23%

54%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Como is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Como are

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

Jobs based in Como

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Como residents hold

228 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−33%

Jobs based in Como, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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.