Lake Catherine has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Lake Catherine has 80 jobs; 624 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lake Catherine; the top destination outside it is Chicago (9%, 50 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Lake Catherine
Lake Catherine’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lake Catherine is Chicago, 50 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (59) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lake Catherine is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Lake Catherine, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Catherine has about 420 people in it, 56% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Catherine workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 624 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Lake Catherine 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.
Lake Catherine on a workday afternoon
On a workday 622 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Lake Catherine on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Lake Catherine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Catherine workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 363 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where Lake Catherine goes to work
Where Lake Catherine clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 53% of jobs based in Lake Catherine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Catherine, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 80. 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 Lake Catherine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lake Catherine and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Catherine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Catherine | – | — | — | 33 min | $91,667 |
| Antioch | 9% | B | B | 30 min | $108,899 |
| Channel Lake | under 2% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $68,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Antioch. Darker towns draw more of Lake Catherine’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 Lake Catherine: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Catherine?
$91,667 (±$42,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Catherine?
11.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Catherine?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Catherine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (9%, 50 mi), Antioch (9%, 3 mi), Waukegan (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Catherine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Catherine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Catherine
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.