With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Burtons Bridge works elsewhere
20% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%. Employers in Burtons Bridge report 45 jobs; 94 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Burtons Bridge for work; outside it, Crystal Lake is the main destination (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Burtons Bridge: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 85 people are in Burtons Bridge on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Burtons Bridge: the destinations
Where Burtons Bridge clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Burtons Bridge are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burtons Bridge, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 45. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burtons Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Burtons Bridge
of Burtons Bridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 20% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Burtons Bridge
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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 Burtons Bridge: questions
What is the poverty rate in Burtons Bridge?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Burtons Bridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crystal Lake (12%, 6 mi), McHenry (7%, 5 mi), Chicago (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burtons Bridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burtons Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burtons Bridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.