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Jobs & commute in Hartland

Hartland has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Hartland itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (14%, 56 miles). Hartland has 7 jobs for 74 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

7 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 74 working residents
Day and night

Hartland quiets down on a workday

On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

74live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday38
110live here− 74head out to work+ 7come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Hartland on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Hartland goes to work

Melrose Park: 2 residents work here (3%)Park Ridge: 2 residents work here (3%)Harvard: 4 residents work here (5%)Woodstock: 4 residents work here (5%)HuntleyMcHenry: 5 residents work here (7%)Crystal Lake: 7 residents work here (9%)Elgin: 3 residents work here (4%)Chicago: 10 residents work here (14%)Rockford: 3 residents work here (4%)Genoa CitySalem LakesKenoshaHartland Township: 3 residents work here (4%)HartlandChicagoCrystal LakeMcHenryHarvardWoodstockElginHartland
1
Chicago55.7 mi away
14%10
2
Crystal Lake12.6 mi away
9%7
3
McHenry11.2 mi away
7%5
4
Harvard7.4 mi away
5%4
5
Woodstock5.3 mi away
5%4
6
Elgin24.3 mi away
4%3
7
Rockford29.2 mi away
4%3
8
Hartland Township1.3 mi away
4%3
9
Melrose Park45.9 mi away
3%2
10
Park Ridge41.8 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%31
The top trips

Where Hartland clocks in

14% of workers
55.7 mi awayChicago10 Hartland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
12.6 mi awayCrystal Lake7 Hartland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
11.2 mi awayMcHenry5 Hartland 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

Hartland works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in HartlandJobs Hartland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%20%
Over $3,333 a month29%66%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 5443%53%
55 and older57%20%
+40%

Jobs based in Hartland, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 7. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hartland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Hartland’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miChicago: 14% · 55.7 miCrystal Lake: 9% · 12.6 miMcHenry: 7% · 11.2 miHarvard: 5% · 7.4 miWoodstock: 5% · 5.3 miElgin: 4% · 24.3 miRockford: 4% · 29.2 miHartland Township: 4% · 1.3 miMelrose Park: 3% · 45.9 miPark Ridge: 3% · 41.8 miChicago 14%Crystal Lake 9%McHenry 7%Harvard 5%Woodstock 5%Hartland
HartlandTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi13 residents
32%10–24 mi24 residents
27%25–50 mi20 residents
23%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 23% 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 2024.

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 2024, 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 Hartland: questions

Where do people who live in Hartland work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 56 mi), Crystal Lake (9%, 13 mi), McHenry (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Hartland

Hartland home →
HandbookGetting around HartlandRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.