Work & commute · Lowell

Work & commute in Lowell, IN

Most working residents leave Lowell for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (9%), Crown Point (9%) and Merrillville (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

447 of 5,041 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 4,594 Lowell residents head out of town to work, 447 work right here, and 1,760 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lowell.

4,594live here, work elsewhere

447live and work here

1,760work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lowell goes to work

Chicago, IL40.2 mi away

9%450

Lowell (in town)right here

9%447

Crown Point9 mi away

9%445

Merrillville13.7 mi away

5%269

Munster18.3 mi away

4%190

Hammond23.1 mi away

3%172

Gary21.1 mi away

3%152

Schererville13.5 mi away

3%148

West Creek4.6 mi away

3%129

Hobart17.1 mi away

2%111

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%2,528

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

How far

How far Lowell commutes

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

22%

45%

19%

15%

22%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lowell is a commuter town

0.44jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lowell are

2,207 jobs are based in Lowell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lowell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lowell

2,207 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Lowell residents hold

5,041 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+1%

Jobs based in Lowell, 2013 → 2023: 2,183 → 2,207. 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.