Earning a living in Chemung
Employers in Chemung report 94 jobs, against 146 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any work in Chemung; the top destination outside it is Harvard (12%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Chemung
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Chemung on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Chemung to work: where people go
Where Chemung clocks in
12% 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.
97% of the jobs in Chemung make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chemung, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 94. 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 Chemung’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chemung
of Chemung workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Chemung’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
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 Chemung: questions
What is the median household income in Chemung?
$68,454 (±$6,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chemung?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chemung work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvard (12%, 2 mi), Chicago (8%, 64 mi), Crystal Lake (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chemung 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 Chemung, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chemung
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.