Work & commute · Markham

Work & commute in Markham, IL

Most working residents leave Markham for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (30%), South Holland (2%) and Harvey (2%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

165 of 4,595 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,430 Markham residents head out of town to work, 165 work right here, and 5,015 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Markham.

4,430live here, work elsewhere

165live and work here

5,015work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Markham goes to work

Chicago16.4 mi away

30%1,383

Markham (in town)right here

4%165

South Holland4.5 mi away

2%101

Harvey2.1 mi away

2%84

Crestwood4.1 mi away

2%81

Homewood3.2 mi away

2%81

Orland Park8.7 mi away

2%79

Tinley Park6.3 mi away

2%74

Matteson6.9 mi away

2%71

Alsip5.4 mi away

1%64

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%2,412

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

How far

How far Markham commutes

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

34%

44%

15%

34%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Markham is balanced between jobs and homes

1.13jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Markham are

5,180 jobs are based in Markham. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Markham’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Markham

5,180 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities76%

Services (health, schools, offices…)18%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Markham residents hold

4,595 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+54%

Jobs based in Markham, 2013 → 2023: 3,361 → 5,180. 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.