Most of Candlewick Lake commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Candlewick Lake itself; outside it, Rockford draws the most (20%, 12 miles). There are 80 jobs in Candlewick Lake, against 2,099 working residents. The two grades for Candlewick Lake are B for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Candlewick Lake
Candlewick Lake is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Candlewick Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Candlewick Lake has about 3,400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Candlewick Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Candlewick Lake
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Candlewick Lake is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #425 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Candlewick Lake’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Candlewick Lake could be anywhere from C to A.
Candlewick Lake by day and by night
On a workday 2,056 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Candlewick Lake 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.
Time on the road from Candlewick Lake: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Candlewick Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,032 commuters (the 13% 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 that employ Candlewick Lake’s residents
Where Candlewick Lake clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Candlewick Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Candlewick Lake, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 80. 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 Candlewick Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Candlewick Lake
About 26% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
In Candlewick Lake, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Candlewick Lake is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #731 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,344 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Candlewick Lake households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Candlewick Lake’s commuters take a bus or train.
Candlewick Lake places 1,627th of 3,612 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 14 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Grandwood Park IL | 5,262 | $127K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,625 | North East Township PA | 6,424 | $80K | 9.8% | 2.3% | 15% | B |
| 1,626 | Sabattus ME | 5,397 | $59K | 8.8% | 1.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,627 | Candlewick Lake IL | 5,448 | $86K | 10.0% | 4.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,628 | Rogersville MO | 5,754 | $70K | 10.9% | 2.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,629 | Steilacoom WA | 6,648 | $101K | 11.1% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,612 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Candlewick Lake, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Candlewick Lake and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Candlewick Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candlewick Lake | – | B | C− | 38 min | $86,146 |
| Poplar Grove | 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $120,278 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Poplar Grove. Darker towns draw more of Candlewick Lake’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 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 Candlewick Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Candlewick Lake?
$86,146 (±$19,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Candlewick Lake?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Candlewick Lake?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Candlewick Lake work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (20%, 12 mi), Belvidere (11%, 6 mi), Chicago (5%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Candlewick Lake walkable?
Candlewick Lake is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Candlewick Lake without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Candlewick Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Candlewick Lake
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.