Work & commute · Hebron

Work & commute in Hebron, IN

Most working residents leave Hebron for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Valparaiso (10%), Crown Point (8%) and Merrillville (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

77 of 1,589 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 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 1,512 Hebron residents head out of town to work, 77 work right here, and 670 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hebron.

1,512live here, work elsewhere

77live and work here

670work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hebron goes to work

Valparaiso13.2 mi away

10%158

Crown Point9.5 mi away

8%120

Merrillville11.8 mi away

7%115

Gary19.8 mi away

6%95

Chicago, IL43.3 mi away

5%80

Hebron (in town)right here

5%77

Hammond25.4 mi away

4%65

Portage18.2 mi away

4%59

Hobart13.6 mi away

4%57

Munster21.9 mi away

2%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%724

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

How far

How far Hebron commutes

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

15%

55%

14%

15%

15%Under 10 mi

55%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hebron is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hebron are

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

Jobs based in Hebron

747 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Hebron residents hold

1,589 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+5%

Jobs based in Hebron, 2013 → 2023: 713 → 747. 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.