Photo: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA · CC BY-SA 4.0Forest View draws 1,707 commuters a day, with 4.5 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. There are 1,715 jobs in Forest View, and 383 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Forest View for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (37%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Forest View at work: what stands out
Forest View fills up on a workday
Forest View has 1,715 jobs, 4.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,100 people are in town, more than double the 760 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Forest View works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Forest View: Chicago (37%), Stickney Township (3%) and Summit (1%). Next door ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in Forest View are in trade, transport and utilities, against 29% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; with 383 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Forest View by day and by night
On a workday 375 residents head out to work and 8 work right here.
About 2,100 people are in Forest View on a workday afternoon, 175% more 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.
78% of the jobs in Forest View pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forest View, 2013 → 2023: 1,547 → 1,715. 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 Forest View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Forest View
Where Forest View clocks in
37% of workers
3% 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 daily trip from Forest View: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forest View workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 459 commuters (the 12% 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 Forest View goes to work
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.
Next door is work for 41% of Forest View
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forest View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest View | – | — | — | 25 min | $89,702 |
| Stickney Township | 3% | B | A | 30 min | $78,454 |
| Stickney | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $66,942 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $92,619 |
| Chicago | 37% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Lyons | under 2% | B | A+ | 28 min | $70,993 |
| Summit | 1% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $61,863 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chicago. Darker towns draw more of Forest View’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 Forest View: questions
What is the median household income in Forest View?
$89,702 (±$31,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forest View?
0.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forest View?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forest View work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (37%, 5 mi), Stickney Township (3%, 2 mi), Bridgeview (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forest View without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forest View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forest View
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.