Bonnie Brae has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Bonnie Brae has 17 jobs for 718 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bonnie Brae for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (14%, 24 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bonnie Brae apart
Bonnie Brae is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Bonnie Brae, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bonnie Brae has about 150 people in it, 83% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bonnie Brae’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bonnie Brae is Chicago, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (101) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 718 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Bonnie Brae: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 716 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Bonnie Brae on a workday afternoon, 83% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Bonnie Brae commutes
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.
Out of Bonnie Brae to work: where people go
Where Bonnie Brae clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Bonnie Brae works in goods: 76% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bonnie Brae, 2014 → 2024: 77 → 17. 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 Bonnie Brae’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bonnie Brae workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 427 commuters (the 10% 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 towns around Bonnie Brae
The biggest share goes to Lockport (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bonnie Brae workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Brae | – | — | — | 29 min | $60,500 |
| Lockport | 8% | A− | A− | 35 min | $111,981 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bonnie Brae’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 Bonnie Brae: questions
What is the median household income in Bonnie Brae?
$60,500 (±$22,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bonnie Brae?
6.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bonnie Brae?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bonnie Brae work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 24 mi), Lockport (8%, 1 mi), Joliet (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bonnie Brae 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 Bonnie Brae, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bonnie Brae
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.