There are 74.4 jobs in Bedford Park for every working resident, and 20,088 people commute in
For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%). Employers in Bedford Park report 20,098 jobs, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Bedford Park; the top destination outside it is Chicago (29%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bedford Park and work: the main findings
Bedford Park fills up on a workday
Bedford Park has 20,098 jobs, 74.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 20,000 people are in town, 35 times the 590 who live here. Day and night ↓
Bedford Park and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Bedford Park residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Bedford Park come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Bedford Park are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Bedford Park, and who commutes in
On a workday 260 residents head out to work and 10 work right here.
About 20,000 people are in Bedford Park on a workday afternoon, 3366% more than live here.
74.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Bedford Park
Where Bedford Park clocks in
29% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 37% of Bedford Park’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bedford Park, 2014 → 2024: 28,823 → 20,098. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bedford Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bedford Park spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bedford Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Bedford Park to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 34% of Bedford Park
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bedford Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Park | – | — | — | 28 min | $99,000 |
| Summit | 1% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $61,863 |
| Burbank | under 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $80,116 |
| Bridgeview | 4% | C+ | A | 31 min | $66,655 |
| Hodgkins | under 2% | B− | B | 17 min | $62,417 |
| Stickney Township | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $78,454 |
| Chicago | 29% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Justice | under 2% | C | A | 32 min | $57,170 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $92,619 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chicago. Darker towns draw more of Bedford Park’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bedford Park: questions
What is the median household income in Bedford Park?
$99,000 (±$32,917) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bedford Park?
16.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bedford Park?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bedford Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (29%, 7 mi), Bridgeview (4%, 3 mi), Oak Lawn (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bedford Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bedford Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bedford Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.