Work & commute · West Dundee

Work & commute in West Dundee, IL

Most working residents leave West Dundee for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Elgin (13%), Chicago (10%) and Schaumburg (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
69 of 3,644 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
19%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,575 West Dundee residents head out of town to work, 69 work right here, and 2,567 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Dundee.

3,575live here, work elsewhere
69live and work here
2,567work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where West Dundee goes to work

Sleepy HollowEast DundeeWest DundeePingree GroveGilbertsSouth ElginCarpentersvilleLake in the HillsElk Grove VillageAlgonquinArlington HeightsHoffman EstatesSchaumburgCrystal LakeElginChicagoElginChicagoSchaumburgCarpentersvilleElk Grove VillageEast DundeeArlington HeightsHoffman EstatesCrystal LakeWest Dundee
1
Elgin4.5 mi away
13%482
2
Chicago38.1 mi away
10%358
3
Schaumburg13.8 mi away
6%233
4
Carpentersville2.4 mi away
5%184
5
Elk Grove Village18.8 mi away
3%119
6
East Dundee4.4 mi away
2%88
72%74
8
Hoffman Estates10.1 mi away
2%73
9
Crystal Lake8.9 mi away
2%70
10
West Dundee (in town)right here
2%69
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%1,894

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

How far

How far West Dundee commutes

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

33%Under 10 mi
43%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
4%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

West Dundee is a commuter town

0.72jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Dundee are

2,636 jobs are based in West Dundee. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Dundee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Dundee

2,636 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs West Dundee residents hold

3,644 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month65%
−9%

Jobs based in West Dundee, 2013 → 2023: 2,890 → 2,636. 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.

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