Work & commute · Matteson

Work & commute in Matteson, IL

Most working residents leave Matteson for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (30%), Tinley Park (2%) and Chicago Heights (2%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

353 of 7,132 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,779 Matteson residents head out of town to work, 353 work right here, and 8,206 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matteson.

6,779live here, work elsewhere

353live and work here

8,206work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matteson goes to work

Chicago22.9 mi away

30%2,131

Matteson (in town)right here

5%353

Tinley Park5.1 mi away

2%143

Chicago Heights5.8 mi away

2%141

Olympia Fields3 mi away

2%137

Homewood5.6 mi away

2%117

Orland Park9 mi away

1%104

University Park4.6 mi away

1%103

Joliet20.8 mi away

1%103

Richton Park2 mi away

1%83

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%3,717

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

How far

How far Matteson commutes

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

30%

26%

36%

30%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matteson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.20jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Matteson are

8,559 jobs are based in Matteson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Matteson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Matteson

8,559 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities57%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Matteson residents hold

7,132 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+26%

Jobs based in Matteson, 2013 → 2023: 6,779 → 8,559. 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.