Work & commute · Glencoe

Work & commute in Glencoe, IL

Most working residents leave Glencoe for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (46%), Evanston (4%) and Northbrook (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

162 of 3,643 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

34%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,481 Glencoe residents head out of town to work, 162 work right here, and 2,835 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Glencoe.

3,481live here, work elsewhere

162live and work here

2,835work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Glencoe goes to work

Chicago20.9 mi away

46%1,683

Glencoe (in town)right here

4%162

Evanston7 mi away

4%129

Northbrook3.7 mi away

3%110

Winnetka2.2 mi away

2%90

Highland Park4.1 mi away

2%80

Skokie6.9 mi away

2%76

Deerfield5.1 mi away

2%63

Glenview4.7 mi away

2%59

Schaumburg18 mi away

2%59

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%1,132

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

How far

How far Glencoe commutes

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

28%

62%

28%Under 10 mi

62%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Glencoe is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Glencoe are

2,997 jobs are based in Glencoe. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glencoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Glencoe

2,997 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)94%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Glencoe residents hold

3,643 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month12%

Over $3,333 a month77%

+8%

Jobs based in Glencoe, 2013 → 2023: 2,786 → 2,997. 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.