Work & commute · Elmhurst

Work & commute in Elmhurst, IL

Most working residents leave Elmhurst for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (21%), Oak Brook (4%) and Schaumburg (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

2,320 of 20,186 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,866 Elmhurst residents head out of town to work, 2,320 work right here, and 28,240 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elmhurst.

17,866live here, work elsewhere

2,320live and work here

28,240work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elmhurst goes to work

Chicago13.9 mi away

21%4,174

Elmhurst (in town)right here

11%2,320

Oak Brook4.2 mi away

4%735

Schaumburg11.6 mi away

3%517

Naperville15.2 mi away

2%485

Downers Grove8.1 mi away

2%476

Lombard4 mi away

2%376

Addison4.1 mi away

2%341

Elk Grove Village7.9 mi away

2%310

Bensenville4.2 mi away

1%297

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%10,155

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

How far

How far Elmhurst commutes

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

48%

44%

48%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elmhurst is a job hub

1.51jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elmhurst are

30,560 jobs are based in Elmhurst. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elmhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Elmhurst

30,560 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Elmhurst residents hold

20,186 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+15%

Jobs based in Elmhurst, 2013 → 2023: 26,585 → 30,560. 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.