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Jobs & commute in Goodenow

Most of Goodenow commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Goodenow itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (18%, 31 miles). There are 2 jobs in Goodenow, against 34 working residents.

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

2 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 34 working residents
Day and night

Who works in Goodenow, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

34live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The towns that employ Goodenow’s residents

Peotone: 1 residents work here (3%)Olympia Fields: 1 residents work here (3%)Midlothian: 1 residents work here (3%)Volo: 1 residents work here (3%)Monee: 1 residents work here (3%)Mokena: 2 residents work here (6%)Crete: 5 residents work here (15%)University Park: 2 residents work here (6%)Chicago: 6 residents work here (18%)Washington Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Crete TownshipLimestone TownshipGoodenowChicagoCreteMokenaUniversity ParkWashington TownshipPeotoneGoodenow
1
Chicago30.8 mi away
18%6
2
Crete3.4 mi away
15%5
3
Mokena15.6 mi away
6%2
4
University Park5.4 mi away
6%2
5
Washington Township4 mi away
6%2
6
Peotone9.2 mi away
3%1
7
Olympia Fields9.4 mi away
3%1
8
Midlothian16.7 mi away
3%1
9
Volo70.1 mi away
3%1
10
Monee6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%12
The top trips

Where Goodenow clocks in

18% of workers
30.8 mi awayChicago6 Goodenow residents work here · Jobs & commute →
15%Crete
15% of workers
3.4 mi awayCrete5 Goodenow residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
15.6 mi awayMokena2 Goodenow residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

In Goodenow, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in GoodenowJobs Goodenow residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%32%
Services: health, schools, offices0%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%35%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 54100%53%
55 and older0%26%

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 Goodenow’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Goodenow to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miChicago: 18% · 30.8 miCrete: 15% · 3.4 miMokena: 6% · 15.6 miUniversity Park: 6% · 5.4 miWashington Township: 6% · 4 miPeotone: 3% · 9.2 miOlympia Fields: 3% · 9.4 miMidlothian: 3% · 16.7 miVolo: 3% · 70.1 miMonee: 3% · 6 miChicago 18%Crete 15%Mokena 6%University Park 6%Washington Township 6%Goodenow
GoodenowTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi15 residents
24%10–24 mi8 residents
24%25–50 mi8 residents
9%Over 50 mi3 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.

Next door

Goodenow and its neighbors: 15% work next door

Crete: 15% of workers work hereCreteGoodenow
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Crete15% of Goodenow works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownGoodenow workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Goodenow–————
Crete15%A−B+38 min$97,147

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Crete. Darker towns draw more of Goodenow’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Goodenow: questions

Where do people who live in Goodenow work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (18%, 31 mi), Crete (15%, 3 mi), Mokena (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Goodenow

Goodenow home →
HandbookGetting around GoodenowRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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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.