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Jobs & commute in Coral

There are 2.6 jobs in Coral for every working resident, and 29 people commute in

Hardly any work in Coral itself; outside it, Huntley draws the most (18%, 8 miles). There are 29 jobs in Coral, against 11 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Coral, and who commutes in

On a workday 11 residents head out to work and none work right here.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
2.64jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.6 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the people who work in Coral live

Stillman ValleyUnion: 1 workers live here (3%)Maple Park: 1 workers live here (3%)Bensenville: 1 workers live here (3%)Evanston: 1 workers live here (3%)LibertyvilleMarengo: 6 workers live here (21%)Harvard: 2 workers live here (7%)Hampshire: 1 workers live here (3%)Elk Grove VillageWheatonMachesney Park: 1 workers live here (3%)Huntley: 2 workers live here (7%)Hoffman EstatesSchaumburgCrystal LakeMarengo Township: 2 workers live here (7%)CoralMarengoHarvardHuntleyMarengo TownshipUnionMaple ParkCoral
1
Marengo2.5 mi away
21%6
2
Harvard14.9 mi away
7%2
3
Huntley7.8 mi away
7%2
4
Marengo Township6.4 mi away
7%2
5
Union1.4 mi away
3%1
6
Maple Park21.3 mi away
3%1
7
Bensenville36.6 mi away
3%1
8
Evanston46.2 mi away
3%1
9
Hampshire7.7 mi away
3%1
10
Machesney Park25.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%11
The top trips

Where Coral clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in CoralJobs Coral residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%9%
Services: health, schools, offices100%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less59%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%55%
Over $3,333 a month7%36%

Who does it

29 or younger62%9%
30 to 5438%55%
55 and older0%36%
+2800%

Jobs based in Coral, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 29. 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 Coral’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Coral’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi40 miHuntley: 18% · 7.8 miCrystal Lake: 18% · 11.9 miStillman Valley: 9% · 32.3 miLibertyville: 9% · 31 miHarvard: 9% · 14.9 miElk Grove Village: 9% · 32.9 miWheaton: 9% · 34.3 miHoffman Estates: 9% · 24.1 miSchaumburg: 9% · 27.9 miHuntley 18%Crystal Lake 18%Stillman Valley 9%Libertyville 9%Harvard 9%Coral
CoralTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi2 residents
36%10–24 mi4 residents
45%25–50 mi5 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Coral: questions

Where do people who live in Coral work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntley (18%, 8 mi), Crystal Lake (18%, 12 mi), Stillman Valley (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Coral, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Coral

Coral home →

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.