Work & commute in Western Springs, IL
Most working residents leave Western Springs for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (40%), La Grange (2%) and Oak Brook (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 5,827 Western Springs residents head out of town to work, 270 work right here, and 2,443 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Western Springs.
Where Western Springs goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Western Springs commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Western Springs is a commuter town
0.44 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Western Springs are
2,713 jobs are based in Western Springs. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Western Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Western Springs
Jobs Western Springs residents hold
Jobs based in Western Springs, 2013 → 2023: 2,062 → 2,713. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.