How Golf works: jobs, income and commuting
31% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. Hardly any work in Golf; the top destination outside it is Chicago (35%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Golf in brief
Golf and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Golf residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Golf come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Golf works from home
31% of Golf workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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; with 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Golf commutes to
Where Golf clocks in
35% of workers
11% of workers
4% 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.
Golf’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Golf workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 31% 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 many people are in Golf by day
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Golf on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
162 jobs are based in Golf.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Golf, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 162. 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 Golf’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Golf’s workers travel
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.
The towns next door employ 11% of Golf
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Glenview. Darker towns draw more of Golf’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 Golf: questions
What is the median household income in Golf?
$242,772 (±$34,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Golf?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Golf?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Golf work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (35%, 16 mi), Glenview (11%, 3 mi), Northbrook (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Golf without a car?
34% 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 Golf, from the people who make the trip.
More of Golf
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.