Work & commute · North

Work & commute in North, IN

About one in 3 of North’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hammond (14%), Chicago (12%) and Munster (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

19,030 of 58,557 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 39,527 North residents head out of town to work, 19,030 work right here, and 46,682 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North.

39,527live here, work elsewhere

19,030live and work here

46,682work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North goes to work

Hammond1.5 mi away

14%7,950

Chicago, IL19.3 mi away

12%7,167

Munster4.5 mi away

7%4,044

East Chicago2.9 mi away

6%3,607

Highland4.3 mi away

5%2,721

Gary6.5 mi away

4%2,330

Merrillville12.2 mi away

3%1,788

Schererville8.6 mi away

3%1,754

Crown Point15.1 mi away

2%1,332

Hobart12 mi away

2%918

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%24,946

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

How far

How far North commutes

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

49%

28%

13%

49%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North is balanced between jobs and homes

1.12jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North are

65,712 jobs are based in North. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North

65,712 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs North residents hold

58,557 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−8%

Jobs based in North, 2013 → 2023: 71,595 → 65,712. 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.