Work & commute · Kane

Work & commute in Kane, IL

Most working residents leave Kane for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (12%), Springfield (8%) and Greenfield (6%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 156 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 154 Kane residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kane.

154live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

21work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kane goes to work

Jacksonville37.8 mi away

12%18

Springfield56 mi away

8%13

Greenfield13.1 mi away

6%10

Jerseyville5.2 mi away

4%6

St. Louis, MO38.8 mi away

3%5

Carrollton7.8 mi away

2%3

Sauget43.2 mi away

2%3

East Alton24.8 mi away

2%3

Taylorville60.9 mi away

2%3

Alton22.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

57%89

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

How far

How far Kane commutes

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

15%

48%

29%

8%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

48%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kane is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kane are

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

Jobs based in Kane

23 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities91%

Services (health, schools, offices…)4%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Kane residents hold

156 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−36%

Jobs based in Kane, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 23. 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.