Work & commute · Symerton

Work & commute in Symerton, IL

Most working residents leave Symerton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (9%), Wilmington (6%) and Joliet (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 68 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 68 Symerton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Symerton.

68live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Symerton goes to work

Chicago40.1 mi away

9%6

Wilmington5.6 mi away

6%4

Joliet14.1 mi away

6%4

Kankakee18.3 mi away

4%3

Wilton4.9 mi away

4%3

Bridgeview31.4 mi away

3%2

Coal City12 mi away

3%2

Manhattan7.5 mi away

3%2

New Lenox13.4 mi away

3%2

Tinley Park21.2 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%38

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

How far

How far Symerton commutes

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

21%

44%

31%

21%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

31%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Symerton is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Symerton are

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

Jobs based in Symerton

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)46%

Trade, transport & utilities54%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Symerton residents hold

68 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+63%

Jobs based in Symerton, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 13. 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.